Lance Armstrong Wants TV Show To Say It's Sorry

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By Emma Carmichael Jun 1, 2011 11:12 AM

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Lance Armstrong Wants TV Show To Say It’s Sorry

Lance Armstrong Wants TV Show To Say It's Sorry "In a letter sent Wednesday to CBS News chairman and '60 Minutes' executive producer Jeff Fager, lawyer Elliot Peters said the May 22 segment about Armstrong was built on a series of falsehoods, and he accused the reputable CBS show of sloppy journalism." [ESPN, PDF of letter here]

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