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Reassured, Wigand talks to Bergman about the seven CEOs of " Big Tobacco " perjuring themselves to the United States Congress about their awareness of nicotine ’ s addictiveness, and that the CEOs should fear Wigand.
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Wigand and talks
In Louisville, Wigand begins his new teaching job and talks to Richard Scruggs.
Wigand and Bergman
Bergman is referred to Wigand, and calls him at his home, only to be steadfastly rebuffed.
Curious with Wigand ’ s refusal to even speak to him, Bergman eventually convinces him to meet at the Seelbach Hotel in Louisville.
Wigand, enraged at the threats and believing that Bergman notified Sandefur about their confidential meeting, calls and accuses Bergman of treachery.
Bergman visits Wigand ’ s house the next day and maintains that he did not reveal anything to Brown & Williamson.
Bergman says Wigand has to decide for himself whether to blow the whistle on big tobacco.
Bergman returns to CBS Headquarters in New York City, where he and Wallace discuss Wigand ’ s situation and the potential damage he could do to Big Tobacco.
Bergman proposes that Wigand could be compelled to speak through a court order arising from unrelated State litigation against Big Tobacco aimed at recovering Medicare and Medicaid costs arising from tobacco-related illnesses.
The next night, Wigand and Bergman have dinner together, where Bergman asks Wigand about incidents from his past that Big Tobacco might use against him.
The trio express an interest in Bergman ’ s idea and tell him to have Wigand call them.
Enraged over the threats to his family, Wigand phones Bergman and demands to fly to New York and tape his testimony immediately.
Upon returning home, Wigand discovers that Bergman has given him some security personnel.
Bergman and Wallace go to a meeting with CBS Corporate about the Wigand interview.
Through Wigand, Bergman discovers that Big Tobacco have distorted and exaggerated numerous claims, and convinces a reporter from the Wall Street Journal to delay the story until it can be disproven.
After bluntly telling Wallace over the phone what he thought of the news broadcast, Bergman attempts to call Wigand at his hotel but receives no answer.
Per Bergman ’ s request, the hotel manager convinces Wigand to accept Bergman ’ s phone call.
Wigand screams at Bergman, accusing him of manipulating him into his position.
Bergman tells Wigand that he is " important to a lot of people " and tries to assure Wigand that he is doing the right thing by offering that " es like you are in short supply ".
Wigand and about
The Insider is a 1999 film directed by Michael Mann based on the true story of a 60 Minutes segment about tobacco industry whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand.
When Liane asks about the boxes in Wigand ’ s car, he reveals that he was fired from his job that morning.
In the privacy of the hotel room, Wigand agrees to interpret and explain the scientific tobacco-related documents, but stresses that he cannot talk about anything else because of his confidentiality agreement.
A PR firm hired by Big Tobacco initiates a smear campaign against Wigand, dredging up details about his life and publishing a 500-page dossier.
Peering into Wigand ’ s room, the hotel manager spies Wigand sitting alone, lost in a daydream about the idyllic life he could have led without his testimony.
Crowe was not able to talk to Wigand about his experiences because he was still bound to his confidentiality agreement during much of film ’ s development period.
* " The Man Who Knew Too Much " ( article ), a 1996 Vanity Fair article by Marie Brenner about Jeffrey Wigand
Wigand and seven
Crowe appeared as the tobacco firm whistle blower Jeffrey Wigand in the 1999 film The Insider, for which he received five awards as best actor and seven nominations in the same category.
Crowe put on 35 pounds for the role, shaved back his hairline, bleached his hair seven times and had a daily application of wrinkles and liver spots to his skin to transform himself into Wigand ( who was in his early-to-mid-50s during the events depicted in the film ).
Wigand and Big
A lawyer at the meeting claims that Wigand ’ s confidentiality agreement, combined with Big Tobacco ’ s unlimited checkbook, would effectively silence Wigand under mountains of litigation and massive legal fees.
Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal exonerates Wigand and reveals his deposition in Mississippi, while condemning Big Tobacco ’ s 500-page smear as " the lowest form of character assassination.
Jeffrey Wigand was motivated by conscience to expose the Big Tobacco scandal, revealing that executives of the companies knew that cigarettes were addictive and approved the addition of carcinogenic ingredients to the cigarettes.
Wigand and States
A $ 246 billion settlement was made by tobacco companies with Mississippi and other States in their lawsuit and that Wigand lives in South Carolina.
Wigand and their
During Wigand ’ s interview with Wallace, Wigand states that Brown & Williamson is making their cigarettes more addictive.
Wigand and nicotine
After a lengthy period of introspection, Wigand goes to the Mississippi court and gives his deposition, during which he says nicotine acts as a drug.
Wigand claimed that B & W had introduced chemicals such as ammonia into cigarettes to increase nicotine delivery and increase addictiveness.
Thwarted and frustrated, Wigand turned his attention to improving tobacco additives, some of which were designed for " impact boosting ", using chemicals like ammonia to enhance absorption of nicotine in the lungs and affect the brain and central nervous system faster.
Wigand and ’
Wigand reveals several incriminating incidents before declaring he can ’ t see how they would affect his testimony.
Wigand ’ s wife is struggling under the pressure and tells him so.
Though the restraining order, obtained by Brown & Williamson ’ s lawyers, was thrown out in Mississippi, Wigand is threatened with the contention that if he testifies and returns to Kentucky he could be imprisoned for contempt of court.
He instead calls the hotel manager, who opens Wigand ’ s door but is stopped by the chain.
To get a handle on the man ’ s voice and how he talked, Crowe listened repeatedly to a six-hour tape of Wigand.
The filmmakers used the actual courtroom in Pascagoula, Mississippi where the real Wigand ’ s deposition was given.
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