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YOU WONT BELIEVE: 2 - What They Never Told You

Is Netflix's Painkiller based on a true story? The inspiration behind the gripping new series

Here's what you need to know about the real Sackler family...

Woman & Home

Supreme Court Halts Purdue Pharma’s $6B Settlement From A Challenge In A Lawsuit

The Supreme Court temporarily blocked a bankruptcy settlement by Purdue Pharma that would shield victims from civil lawsuits.

Zenger

Supreme Court temporarily blocks $6 billion Purdue Pharma-Sackler bankruptcy

Supreme Court's decision to review the controversial bankruptcy deal involving the maker of Oxycontin means the settlement will remain on hold at least through December.

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Painkiller on Netflix review: this drama exploring America’s opioid crisis feels achingly real

This show skilfully captures the impossible emotional complexity of loving an addict

Evening Standard

Painkiller review: The harrowing story of the opioid crisis has been told much more movingly elsewhere

Matthew Broderick stars as Purdue Pharma head Richard Sackler in this thinly written Netflix drama about the rise of Oxy – ‘Dopesick’ did it better

The Independent UK

Painkiller review – Matthew Broderick’s character is just evil

The actor’s role as the head of the company behind the opioid crisis isn’t the most rewarding, but this drama is furious, unflinching TV. Its horrifying story should be heard again and again

The Guardian - UK

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A landmark appeals court ruling clears way for Purdue Pharma-Sackler bankruptcy deal

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York cleared the way for a controversial bankruptcy deal that grants immunity from opioid lawsuits to members of the Sackler family.

WEKU

King’s College London cuts ties with opioids-linked Sackler family

University is latest body to distance itself from sponsorship by owners of Purdue Pharma, makers of OxyContin

The Guardian - UK

Scandal-plagued Sackler pharma family’s name axed from Oxford University over role in opioid crisis

A number of institutions have ended their relationships with the Sackler family over its association with the US opioid crisis

The Independent UK

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed shows Nan Goldin's fight to hold the Sacklers accountable for role in opioid crisis

Photographer Nan Goldin became addicted to OxyContin after it was prescribed for an injury; a new movie shows her quest to hold the corporation behind the US opioid crisis accountable.

ABC News

First Sackler, now Bet365. The art world can’t keep taking money from companies that do us harm

Gambling firms shouldn’t be patronising the arts any more than fossil fuel companies, says Guardian columnist Hannah Jane Parkinson

The Guardian - UK

'All the Beauty and the Bloodshed' chronicles Nan Goldin's career of art and activism

Filmmaker Laura Poitras and Goldin discuss their Oscar-nominated documentary about efforts to remove the Sackler family name from prominent museums amid the opioid epidemic.

WEKU

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed review: Nan Goldin documentary will leave you emotionally wrecked

The film weaves the artist’s fight with the Sackler family over the opioid crisis with her own tragic backstory

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed review – Nan Goldin takes on big pharma

Documentary follows Goldin, the artist who became addicted to OxyContin, as she confronts the wealthy art patrons who profited from its sale

Chicago Tribune

‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ review: A nonfiction gem about photographer and activist Nan Goldin

When director Laura Poitras’ documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” snagged the top prize at this year’s Venice Film Festival, in a field of qualifying titles including “Tár” and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” accusations of contrarian virtue-signaling were flung hither and yon, in some cases even by people who’d…

WEKU

How one artist took on the Sacklers and shook their reputation in the art world

A new documentary All The Beauty and the Bloodshed tells the story of Nan Goldin, a photographer and activist who survived opioid addiction — then challenged members of the Sackler family.

The Guardian - UK

Artist Nan Goldin on addiction and taking on the Sackler dynasty: ‘I wanted to tell my truth’

Her battle against the billionaires who fuelled the opioid epidemic upended the art establishment. As a film about her life is released, she talks about family tragedy and her journey to activism

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Beth Macy searches for solutions to the opioid crisis in ’Raising Lazarus’

"Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice, and the Future of America’s Overdose Crisis" by Beth Macy; Little, Brown (373 pages, $30)

WEKU

Protests at art museums are nothing new. Here are 3 famous examples from history

Climate groups like Just Stop Oil are making headlines for targeting famous works of art in their fossil fuel protests. It's a tactic that other individuals and groups have used over the last century.

The Guardian - UK

V&A drops financial ties with Sackler family over links with opioids

London museum bows to years of pressure and removes signs bearing name of family associated with OxyContin crisis

The Independent UK

Laura Poitras film spotlights activist photographer Goldin

Laura Poitras' Nan Goldin documentary "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” is having its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, where it is part of the main competition slate

The Conversation

The opioid crisis isn’t just the Sacklers’ fault – and making Purdue Pharma pay isn’t enough on its own to fix the pharmaceutical industry’s deeper problems

You may have heard of the Sackler family and the role that they and their privately held company, Purdue Pharma, played in the opioid crisis. One TV series depicting the family as a villainous clan has earned 14 Emmy nominations. Another is in the works.

The Independent UK

Appeals court to consider paving way for Purdue Pharma deal

A federal appeals panel is considering whether to allow a legal move that would pave the way for a settlement between OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and governments across the U.S. The deal would allow the company to exit bankruptcy and require members of the Sackler family who own it to…

The Guardian - US

McKinsey denies illegally hiding work for opioid-maker Purdue Pharma while advising FDA

Consulting firm was protecting client confidentiality, chief says, and wasn’t obliged to disclose work advising drug manufacturer

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