--- title: Mark Schultz Apologizes for Harsh Language in His 'Foxcatcher' Criticism description: "I apologize for the harshness of my language, but I am firm in where I stand." canonical: https://time.com/3652410/mark-schultz-apology-foxcatcher-criticism/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-02T18:36:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T03:14:39.017Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Mark Schultz Apologizes for Harsh Language in His 'Foxcatcher' Criticism og:description: "I apologize for the harshness of my language, but I am firm in where I stand." og:url: https://time.com/3652410/mark-schultz-apology-foxcatcher-criticism/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc4f487a4ff21166/698777e906f2c1d6a23332e3/foxcatcher.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: From left: Actor Steve Carell, director Bennett Miller, and actor Channing Tatum attend the screening of 'Foxcatcher' on Nov. 19, 2014 in Hollywood, California. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Mark Schultz Apologizes for Harsh Language in His 'Foxcatcher' Criticism twitter:description: "I apologize for the harshness of my language, but I am firm in where I stand." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc4f487a4ff21166/698777e906f2c1d6a23332e3/foxcatcher.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Mark Schultz Apologizes for Harsh Language in His _Foxcatcher_ Criticism by [Teresa Jue / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Teresa Jue / Entertainment Weekly Jan 2, 2015 6:36 PM UTC  From left: Actor Steve Carell, director Bennett Miller, and actor Channing Tatum attend the screening of 'Foxcatcher' on Nov. 19, 2014 in Hollywood, California. From left: Actor Steve Carell, director Bennett Miller, and actor Channing Tatum attend the screening of 'Foxcatcher' on Nov. 19, 2014 in Hollywood, California.Imeh Akpanudosen—Getty Images by [Teresa Jue / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Teresa Jue / Entertainment Weekly Jan 2, 2015 6:36 PM UTC Wrestler Mark Schultz is expressing apologies today for the harsh language he used in his bashing of _Foxcatcher,_ the film partly based on his life, and the film’s director, Bennett Miller, but he’s not sorry for his criticism. Schultz posted an apology on a public [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story%5Ffbid=863621150336103&id=777780885586797) page attributed to him for the “harsh language” he used when opining on what he deemed [inaccuracies](http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/12/31/mark-schultz-foxcatcher/) in the film, most notably a scene that implied a sexual relationship between himself (played by Channing Tatum) and his troubled benefactor, John Du Pont (played by Steve Carell). Schultz also expressed his dissatisfaction with Miller via a series of now-deleted tweets. “My story and my life are real. I am a real human being. While I may have tweeted out of anger, I in no way regret standing up for myself, nor do I regret calling out the only other man who has had decision making power concerning my image and legacy these past years,” Schultz wrote on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story%5Ffbid=863621150336103&id=777780885586797). “I apologize for the harshness of my language, but I am firm in where I stand. I will gladly go to any lengths to protect and safeguard the integrity and truth of my story, my life, my character and my legacy. If that’s not worth fighting over while I’m still alive, I don’t know what is.” [_This article originally appeared on EW.com_](http://insidemovies.ew.com/2015/01/02/mark-schultz-apologizes-foxcatcher/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3652410/mark-schultz-apology-foxcatcher-criticism/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3652410/mark-schultz-apology-foxcatcher-criticism/"},"headline":"Mark Schultz Apologizes for Harsh Language in His Foxcatcher Criticism","datePublished":"2015-01-02T18:36:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:14:39.017Z","description":"\"I apologize for the harshness of my language, but I am firm in where I stand\"","url":"https://time.com/3652410/mark-schultz-apology-foxcatcher-criticism/","keywords":["movies","Apology","Foxcatcher"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc4f487a4ff21166/698777e906f2c1d6a23332e3/foxcatcher.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Teresa Jue / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc4f487a4ff21166/698777e906f2c1d6a23332e3/foxcatcher.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"From left: Actor Steve Carell, director Bennett Miller, and actor Channing Tatum attend the screening of 'Foxcatcher' on Nov. 19, 2014 in Hollywood, California.","caption":"From left: Actor Steve Carell, director Bennett Miller, and actor Channing Tatum attend the screening of 'Foxcatcher' on Nov. 19, 2014 in Hollywood, California.","creditText":"Imeh Akpanudosen—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3652410/mark-schultz-apology-foxcatcher-criticism/","name":"Mark Schultz Apologizes for Harsh Language in His Foxcatcher Criticism"}}]}] ```