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HBO cancels Ailes project

Although HBO had been considering a movie on Fox News and Roger Ailes, it has now decided to can the idea.

HBO's Jeff Cusson emails POLITICO a statement:

HBO had previously decided to not pursue this project. As we thought about proceeding, it became clear to us that given that we and CNN are part of the same company, it wasn't appropriate for us to develop further.

Deadline's Nikki Finke, who broke the news of the project on Wednesday evening, finds the statement "interesting":

Interesting, because today I’ve learned that none of the dealmakers have yet been informed by HBO that the project isn’t going forward. “HBO was trying hard to keep the project under wraps,” one of the dealmakers tells me. My reporting blew that.

Patrick Gavin is the director of "Nerd Prom: Inside Washington's Wildest Week" and a former Politico reporter.