From the Drudge Report:

Former first lady Nancy Reagan has reached out to Hollywood heavyweights, including Merv Griffin, to somehow stop an upcoming CBS-TV movie about her life and times with Ronald Reagan.

A concerned legal department at CBS repeatedly called producers of the upcoming miniseries THE REAGANS, during filming, looking for assurances that shocking claims made in the telefilm could be backed up, productions sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT. Irritated producers reminded the network they had already cleared the script, with few notes!

Insinuations that Nancy pill-popped are scattered throughout the story, as are repeated allegations that Ronald Reagan was homophobic, and was suffering from Alzheimer's disease as early as 1984. [Nancy rushes to a doctor to warn that her husband is forgetting things.]

Actress Judy Davis's portrayal of Nancy Reagan appears to be inspired by the Joan Crawford camp biopic MOMMIE DEAREST; wild mood swings, dramatic lighting, and tart-mouth insults are hysterically delivered by Davis.

One camp scene shows Nancy and Ron both standing nude [wrapped in towels] when they first learn from NBC's John Chancellor they have won the election.

This is a blatant, politically motivated attack on the Reagan family. Ronald Reagan is depicted an alzheimer-plagued religious fanatic as well as a homophobe. Nancy is depicted as a pill popper prone to wild mood swings. What proof do they have of these assertations? None.

Ronald Reagan is a sick man folks. He is currently house ridden and does not have the strength necessary to refute these lies. He is struggling through the end times of his life and along comes CBS and these movie producers to send him out on a "happy" note. It is surprising that Nancy has the fortitude to stand up. These movie producers have taken the oppurtunity to run a hatchet job on the Reagan family, both professionally and personally.

This movie is a sham and should be ignored. If it is released, the Reagans should slap a big, fat lawsuit on the movie company and producers. It would be one thing if they had some evidence of witnesses to the behavior shown in the movie. The problem is, they do not. According to those who have read the script, there is hardly any mention of Reagan's political success. Rather, the movie likes to focus on the imaginary personal life they've decided to saddle Ronnie with.

What Hollywood needs to realize is that if you make a movie about a real person, you cannot make things up purely for entertainment value. There are certain liberties that can be taken, but there is no excuse for the type of attack being perpetrated against the Reagans.

Its no surprise to learn that the actor playing Reagan himself is none other then Mr. Barbara Streisand, James Brolin.

If only Ronnie were still active, he'd take them out with a whitty one-liner and walk away laughing.

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