“Based on information in the affidavit and new reporting by our newsroom, we believe our original story was not accurate and plan to append an editor’s note to the story.” However, it certainly didn’t take long to realize the publication had made a significant error.”We have a long standing policy of correcting errors,” New York Times spokeswoman Danielle Rhoades Ha said in a statement. The paper did not reveal what new info Spears’ lawsuit brought to its attention. “I can confirm that I was the passenger in Brandon Miller’s car at the time of the shooting,” the 21-year-old wrote. In it, they admit to the error and include direct quotes from Lee which were sent via email. On Saturday, The Times published a new article. The Times regrets the error in the initial report.” “Based on that information, editors assigned further reporting, which determined that the other person at the scene was not Spears but Cooper Lee, a student manager for the team. “On Wednesday, Spears filed a defamation suit against The Times that included new details about the incident,” a newly-placed editor’s note at the top of Witz’s article reads. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The New York Times Scrambles After Learning ‘New Details’ From Spears’ Lawsuit The New York Times is correcting its reporting after a lawsuit revealed “new details” proved their initial story about Alabama guard Kai Spears was inaccurate. Suddenly, The Times decided to take a second look at its reporting. This week, it was announced that Spears decided to sue the paper implicating him in the matter. However, The Times stood by its reporting. That was two months to the day after the murder that led to the arrest of former Alabama player Darius Miles and accomplice Michael Davis.įrom the start, Spears, his father, and the Alabama athletic director all denied the story. New York Times writer Billy Witz wrote an article that claimed Spears had been the passenger in Miller’s call. Spears is currently suing The Times, which finds itself in one hell of a pickle. Not - as The New York Times ad reported - Alabama guard Kai Spears. Cooper Lee, a student manager for the Alabama men’s basketball team has revealed that he was the unnamed passenger in Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller’s car at the scene of Jamea Jonae Harris’ murder.
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