Major Book Publisher Refuses To Distribute Book By Cop Shot By Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend
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The book publisher Simon & Schuster has reportedly refused to distribute a book authored by a Louisville police officer who was shot by the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor in the incident in which Taylor was killed in March 2020.
Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, 48, has written a book titled “The Fight For Truth: The Inside Story Behind the Breonna Taylor Tragedy” to be published by Tennessee-based Post Hill Press, which reportedly has a deal with Simon & Schuster to publish their authors’ books. After Post Hill Press announced the publication of Mattingly’s book on Thursday, Simon & Schuster issued a statement saying:
Like much of the American public, earlier today Simon & Schuster learned of plans by distribution client Post Hill Press to publish a book by Jonathan Mattingly. We have subsequently decided not to be involved in the distribution of this book.
The company announced Thursday night that it would no longer be distributing a book by Jonathan Mattingly, one of the Louisville police officers who shot Breonna Taylor in a raid that ended in the 26-year-old's death last March. https://t.co/td76S1VUKd
Mattingly fired six rounds during the March 13, 2020, attempted search of Taylor’s apartment, shooting Taylor. He had been shot in the thigh moments earlier by Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, who later said he thought intruders were breaking in. Mattingly required emergency surgery to repair his severed femoral artery. Another officer on scene, Myles Cosgrove, fired the fatal shot, the FBI concluded. …A MoveOn.org petition demanding Simon & Schuster cancel the deal generated more than 20,000 signatures, and the social media backlash to news of Mattingly’s book was swift.
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