Why did Chris Hansen refuse to sign A24's NDA to watch the movie about him?

Chris Hansen said A24 first reached him on 27 May, sending a partial trailer the day before it went public and asking to advertise on his platforms. He replied that he needed to see a script or rough cut first. A24 later offered a screening at its New York offices, but only with a non-disclosure agreement that, he says, would have precluded any future legal action against the studio. His lawyers told him not to sign, so he left without seeing the film.

• Hansen says a documentary director who consulted on the film was shown it without an NDA, which A24 later said was not an official screening.
• Hansen plans to buy a ticket in New York, watch it with his producer and react on his podcast with interviews of other moviegoers.

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