marion jones the olympian cath able to the law, Now the new film by John Singleton, examines the "rest of the press," the long and glorious career, ultimately overshadowed the superstar of athletics and asks whether to be forgiven? The documentary premieres tonight at 8 pm ET on ESPN as part of its "30 Series 30.
Marion paid a heavy price for the controversy. E 'was stripped of her five Olympic medals, was jailed for perjury and in the midst of financial devastation. The world has all the letters from her and take her life in ruins. Singleton has been forced to tell his story on ESPN and I'm so glad you're doing.
I found a lot of Marion Jones. I remember reading about him when I was in college, he learned of teen driving faster than most guys I knew were. E 'was really good. He went and had a great career in basketball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he began the first steps in a series of major mistakes in life.
We also talked about Jones's lawyer, Rich Nichols, who appears in the film, and was in his research. Jones writes in his book that Nichols repeatedly advised him to seek the truth, the government representative said. We asked what was in the exam room. He said: "They like substance that had given him, he was told the linseed oil was clear, he said ..." That's why he was sentenced, "No, I do not know
We asked Singleton, Oscar-nominated twice, because your film is not directly investigate what some gender and racial disparities in sentencing see the question of steroids. He said: ".. the use of documentary film is different from narrative films can not be didactic or a box of soap would have said:" What about Roger Clemens in the film, but this is not the kind of Party? . do what I wanted. "