VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-21
“The original version of this article, published March 15, misidentified the person who was in the car with [Crimson Tide star player] Brandon Miller when the shooting occurred,”
The New York Times · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21
This is from the editor's note The Times issued in June 2023 correcting its March 2023 article after Spears filed his defamation lawsuit.
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