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Mr. Lawton is the attorney for Regina Wade, an African-American woman suing Arthur Golden for defamation. In this line of questioning, Mr. Lawton is arguing that Mr. Golden does exercise racial and cultural bias in his daily life, based on where he lives, where he works, and even the country club he belongs to. Mr. Golden denies any racism. More than that line of questioning, Mr. Lawton points out the lack of corroborating evidence Mr. Golden has for his accusation.
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LAWTON: Mr. Golden, let me see if I understand this right. Your contention is that on July 27th, 2009, you were wearing your grandfather’s watch?
GOLDEN: Yes.
LAWTON: Did you wear it to bed the night before?
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GOLDEN: Look, I was five! And sure, they were concerned about the diminishing racial harmony. It was becoming increasingly unsafe for my sisters to walk to school.
LAWTON: Was that so hard to say, Mr. Golden?
For full extended scene, please refer to the script edition cited here: Todd Logan, Defamation, Dramatic Publishing Company, 2018, pp. 40-45.
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