Going Clear, Part 16 – More Paul Haggis Inventions

Going Clear, Part 16 transcript:

Mark Rathbun:  At page 319 Wright goes back to his narrative on Paul Haggis.  Wright writes “Haggis was casting the movie The Next Three Days in the summer of 2009 and he asked Jason Beghe to read a part for his detective.”   Wright writes about Haggis connecting back up with Jason Beghe.  This is like a film script from Haggis.  Quote: “‘I just want you to know I am no longer in Scientology,’ Beghe told Haggis when called. ‘Actually, I am one of its most outspoken critics; the church would be very unhappy if you hire me.”  The whole thing sounds dramatic and daring on Haggis’ part. In reality, the matter was quite mundane.  Wright omits that the reason Paul Haggis called Jason Beghe is because I already told Haggis that Jason was out of the church. I also asked Haggis to do ME (Mark Rathbun) a favor and find some work for Beghe who was nearing need of psychiatric care for anxiety of his long spell of no work  in Hollywood.  He was a wreck. His confidence was shot.  That is all omitted.  So the invent a ‘cold call’ by Paul Haggis to Beghe.  They make Paul look like   strong me like “hey, when I decide to cast somebody, I cast somebody.”  Wright makes Haggis out to be John Wayne.  Wright makes it look like Haggis is learning for the first time Jason is out of the church when he calls to cast him. Which is bullshit, because the only reason he is calling is because I already told him he was out of the church.  I gave Haggis Jason Beghe’s entire history. I had Haggis watch all of Beghe’s antiScientology videos on Youtube – all before Haggis ever called Beghe, or even had the idea to call Beghe.  It is like they (Wright and Haggis) are living a Hollywood fantasy.  They make Haggis look some sort of macho guy. I mean, Haggis spoke to me for DAYS before he would make the Beghe call I asked him to make.  This is all invention.