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Los Angeles Sheriff officials demand network apology for Tupac & Biggie TV special

Officials for the Los Angeles County Sheriff have demanded an apology from Fox Broadcasting Company bosses following Sunday’s (24Sep17) premiere of the U.S. TV special Who Shot Biggie & Tupac?.
The cops claim TV producers used a defamatory photograph of a commander in the investigative crime special, and they’re seeking an immediate retraction.
Executives at production company Critical Content have already issued an apology, but the police authorities still want one from the network chiefs who broadcast the two-hour show, which scrutinised the unsolved murders of rap icons Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., real name Christopher Wallace, 20 years ago.
“The program incorrectly portrayed the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) and its employee, Steven D. Katz, as being involved with the investigation into the death of Wallace,” a statement reads. “The segment defamed Katz by repeatedly showing his photograph and expressing through graphics, an indication of ‘disgrace and outrage’ into the handling of the case.
“The program also erroneously depicted the LASD as part of the investigation by showing our employee wearing his LASD name badge and standing in front of LASD logos, and indicating several times through graphics and statements, that he was the ‘Lead Investigator of (the) Biggie Murder’.”
In their apology, Critical Content executives agreed Katz’s photograph was “mistakenly included” in Who Shot Biggie and Tupac?
“He is not the Steven Katz of the Los Angeles Police Department mentioned in the program,” according to the statement.
The Fox show was hosted by news anchor Soledad O’Brien and Ice-T, who also came under fire from Sheriff’s department representatives for making “derogatory comments” while photos of Katz appeared on screen.

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