Film critic Leonard Maltin says he's sorry he wrote that the actor who played Bud on Father Knows Best was a heroin junkie and pusher. Maltin had written in the 1993 version of his Movie Guide that Billy Gray was "among real-life addicts and pushers" shown in the 1971 documentary Dusty and Sweets McGee. The reference has since been deleted. Financial terms of the libel settlement weren't disclosed.
Libel Apology
Film critic Leonard Maltin says he's sorry he wrote that the actor who played Bud on Father Knows Best was a heroin junkie and pusher. Maltin had written in the 1993 version of his Movie Guide that Billy Gray was "among real-life addicts and pushers" shown in the 1971 documentary Dusty and Sweets McGee. The reference has since been deleted. Financial terms of the libel settlement weren't disclosed.
