Sony CEO: ‘We Have Not Caved, We Have Not Given In’

Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton spoke out publicly today for the first time on the Sony hacking (believed to have originated in North Korea) and the subsequent decision by the company to pull the theatrical release of The Interview. Fareed Zakaria spoke with Lynton shortly after President Obama said Sony “made a mistake” by not releasing the movie.

Lynton shot back, “The president, the press, and the public are mistaken as to what actually happened. We do not own movie theaters. We cannot determine whether or not a movie will be played in movie theaters.”

In other words, Lynton put the blame of the movie being called off to the theaters, in spite of a Sony spokesperson saying they don’t have any current plans to release it at all. So keep that in mind as you read this comment by Lynton insisting they’re not backing down:

“We have not caved. We have not given in. We have persevered and we have not backed down. We have always had every desire to have the American public see this movie.”

Watch the video below, via CNN:

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