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Beck Denies Involvement In Filmmaker's Death

Over Scientology role....

  • by C Taylor
  • Sunday, December 09, 2007
  • filed in: Alternative
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Beck has denied new reports implicating him in the death of a New York filmmaker who wanted him to star in her movie.

The New York Post has published an article claiming the singer-songwriter's withdrawal from 'Alice Underground' was responsible for Theresa Duncan and boyfriend Jeremy Blake decent into "suicidal depression".

In newly published emails Duncan claims Beck had expressed interest in portraying a musician who is kidnapped by two schoolgirls after confiding in them he wanted to escape the Church Of Scientology.

Beck, a member of the Church, has denied the reports, saying, "That's ridiculous. Totally false. We never met to discuss the film. I did explain to her I wasn't looking to act right then, and with the album, tour schedule, and a baby on the way, it wouldn't be feasible.

"Had we been closer and discussed anything as personal as religion, I would have only had positive things to say about Scientology."

Duncan died of a drugs overdose in July, with Blake - who designed the artwork for Beck's 'Sea Change' album - committing suicide a week later.
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  • Classic Post. Find someone to blame and roll it up into a controversy where there is none. This guy is one hell of a musician.

    ~ by Steve 12/9/2007

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  • Steve.... Right you are.

    ~ by Jeff 12/10/2007

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  • How can someone be responsible for someone committing suicide 3 or 4 years after someone invites them to star in a movie. Huh? And no other working actors were available for the job? Double huh?

    ~ by confused 12/10/2007

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  • This kind of attempted character assasination makes me sick and makes the writer and purveyor of such trash look pathetic. Writer, baby your a lost cause.

    ~ by pat 12/10/2007

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  • Beck ”says that he was never supposed to play in the film and says that the couple’s version of the events is ”totally false.” ”But Kate dug up ... my 2003 blog archive, which has a mention of a Beck interview for the Italian daily Corriere Della Sera, in which he says that he’s about to shoot a movie inspired by Alice in Wonderland. It sounds a lot like the Theresa Duncan movie that he doesn’t remember today as an advanced project. Is Beck’s m

    ~ by Jane 12/31/2007

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