Chris Hansen, whose work inspired the film ‘Primetime,’ has shared his first reaction to the film. 🫣 “It was so detached from reality,” he shared right outside the theatre. “I’m not sure what the point of it was.” Hansen says the film fundamentally misrepresents the purpose and impact of his work, arguing that Hollywood chose to portray him as the villain rather than explore the work he believes helped bring greater awareness and dialogue around online predators. “Hollywood wants to demonize the guy doing what I think is very good work that has created a dialogue that didn’t exist before [and] an awareness that didn’t exist before. And yet they turn him into the bad guy.” He also questioned the film’s creative direction, saying the director wanted to make a dark, horror-like movie and was not interested in hearing perspectives that portrayed his work in a more positive light. “They didn’t want to hear that Chris Hansen’s a good guy. They didn’t want to hear that this work is impo...