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UNCOVERED: Vili fualaau - Caught on Camera

Notes on a scandal: how accurate should biopics be?

Lisa Marie Presley was furious at Sofia Coppola’s film and the real inspirations of May December have few kind words for it. We look at the knotty problems film-makers face with ‘true’ stories

The Guardian - UK

May December inspiration says he’s ‘offended’ by Charles Melton character

Todd Haynes’s latest Oscar-hopeful takes inspiration from late tabloid fixture Mary Kay Letourneau, a convicted sex offender who later married her victim

The Independent UK

Fualaau is "offended" by May December

Mary Kay Letourneau’s ex-husband has seen "May December" and says his "story is not nearly as simple"

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‘I’m offended’: man whose story inspired May December speaks out on film

Vili Fualaau, ex-husband of Mary Kay Letourneau in statutory rape case, says he is disappointed film-makers did not approach him

The Guardian - US

In Todd Haynes’s May December, icy restraint might leave you too cold

Netflix’s provocative drama, starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, plays on juicy tabloid fascination but there’s something missing

The Guardian - US

'May December' Reimagines One of the '90s Most Disturbing Tabloid Stories

The unsettling film is loosely based on Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau.

Marie Claire

Is May December a true story? Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman film inspired by Mary Kay Letourneau case

Out in UK cinemas this week, the film is attracting Oscars hype and good reviews for its performances and handling of themes of sexuality and manipulation

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