Former
Olympic
wrestler
Mark
Schultz,
who
is
portrayed
by
Channing
Tatum
in
'Foxcatcher',
is
unhappy
with
the
way
his
character
has
shaped
up
in
the
film
that
revolves
around
the
murder
of
his
brother,
famous
wrestler
Dave
Schultz
by
his
coach
and
millionaire
John
du
Pont.
The
film,
directed
by
Bennett
Miller,
has
been
nominated
for
Golden
Globe,
SAG
and
Critics'
Choice
awards
with
hopes
to
perform
well
at
the
Oscars
as
well.
Mark,
a
gold
medal-winning
Olympic
wrestler,
took
to
Twitter
and
Facebook
to
fact-check
the
script
and
rant
about
Miller
and
the
film.
Mark
had
previously
indicated
his
support
for
the
film
but
he
became
angry
when
some
critics
commented
about
an
undercurrent
of
homosexuality
in
the
film's
portrayal
of
his
relationship
with
his
coach
John
du
Pont,
played
by
Steve
Carell.
In
his
fact-checking
rant
on
Facebook,
Schultz
emphasized
he
didn't
have
a
close
relationship
with
du
Pont
and
called
any
reference
to
a
sexual
connection
"insulting" and
"jeopardizing
my
legacy."
"The
personalities
and
relationships
between
the
characters
in
the
film
are
primarily
fiction
and
somewhat
insulting.
Leaving
the
audience
with
a
feeling
that
somehow
there
could
have
been
a
sexual
relationship
between
duPont
and
I
is
a
sickening
and
insulting
lie,"
Schultz
wrote
on
Facebook.
"I
told
Bennett
Miller
to
cut
that
scene
out
and
he
said
it
was
to
give
the
audience
the
feeling
that
duPont
was
encroaching
on
your
privacy
and
personal
space.
I
wasn't
explicit
so
I
didn't
have
a
problem
with
it.
"Then
after
reading
3
or
4
reviews
interpreting
it
sexually,
and
jeopardizing
my
legacy,
they
need
to
have
a
press
conference
to
clear
the
air,
or
I
will," he
wrote
besides
name
calling
Miller
and
threatening
to
end
his
career.
The
title
of
the
film
comes
from
the
Philadelphia
estate
where
du
Pont
set
up
a
training
camp
that
attracted
wrestlers
such
as
Mark
and
his
celebrated
brother
David,
played
by
Mark
Ruffalo
in
the
film.
John
du
Pont
had
exhibited
bizarre
behavior
for
an
extended
period
preceding
the
murder
of
Dave
in
1996.
John
du
Pont
died
in
prison
in
2010.