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"Aaron Sorkin has insisted that The Newsroom is no way based on controversial newsman Keith Olbermann. Sorkin responded to suggestions that Jeff Daniels&amp;#039;s character is patterned after the outspoken, left-leaning Olbermann in a chat with Vulture.   &amp;quot;Let&amp;#039;s be really clear about this - no character on the show is based, even a little bit, on anyone from real life. Okay? Anyone,&amp;quot; the writer declared. He went on to say: &amp;quot;Jeff Daniels is not playing Keith Olbermann. [His character] Will bears no resemblance to Keith Olbermann... I&amp;#039;d really like to put that away.  &amp;quot;Any similarities you might be able to find are purely coincidental. Keith wasn&amp;#039;t on my mind at all.&amp;quot;  Six-time Emmy winner Sorkin previously admitted he expects a varied reception to The Newsroom, saying: &amp;quot;I know for sure not everyone is going to love this.  &amp;quot;A lot of great storytelling is happening on television, and you&amp;#039;ve got to look around for the good stuff.&amp;quot; The Newsroom premieres on Sunday (June 24) on HBO in the US. The series will air in the UK on Sky Atlantic from July 10. Watch a trailer for The Newsroom below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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