[Governor Dinwiddie]

Yes it is a true story. Richard Jewell is a hero but the Mainstream Media tried to railroad him and accused him of being the bomber. Eventually it went to court and NBC got busted big time. They were forced to pay out a substantial settlement. It is not hard to see why Mr. Eastwood made this movie
 

[Snook79]

He also made it because Hollywood was boycotting Georgia over some gay law that they disagreed with. So Eastwood announced that he was retired from filming making but he will make one last film and it will be in Georgia.