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Why is his religion at the top?

Looked up Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán and Pablo Escobar. No mention of their religion in the body of the article, much less at the top. Why the double standard for Sackler? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Olenick (talk • contribs) 22:31, 11 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Richard Sackler's role in furthering and profiteering off of the opioid crisis must be mentioned in this article. Preferably in the lead. Shadybabs (talk) 15:23, 16 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Natureium (talk) 15:24, 16 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Take a look at my addition. Seem intuitive to mention the controversial nature of the company in a sentence. El_C 15:30, 16 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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In an attempt to pressure the release of a video of a deposition of Richard Sackler in 2015, John Oliver, the host of the HBO series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, set up a website, www.sacklergallery.com, whereby actors such as Michael Keaton read lines from the deposition. This, and the extent to which Richard Sackler, Purdue, and their drug OxyContin have contributed to the opioid epidemic in the United States was the main topic of a show entitled Opioids II. 103.252.203.131 (talk) 03:26, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Sam Sailor 08:50, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Picture

Is anyone aware of a public domain picture of this guy that can be featured in the article? Can one screenshot his deposition and add it?69Avatar69 (talk) 20:59, 15 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I've uploaded an image that can be used here copyright-wise, at File:Richard Sackler deposition screenshot.jpg. It still needs to be cropped, though. —twotwofourtysix^{(My talk page and contributions)} 23:38, 5 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hasn't the deposition been released?

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5745056-Depo-022019.html

Commonwealth of KY, ex rel. v Purdue Pharma L.P., et al.

8/28/2015

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

PIKE CIRCUIT COURT - DIV. II

CIVIL ACTION NO, 07- CI-01303

--Nbauman (talk) 19:33, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Empire of Pain

This is probably the most comprehensive biography of R. Sackler currently available and it contains significant revelations not currently in the article. -- GreenC 15:46, 7 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Netflix Show

The Netflix show should not be mentioned in the first paragraph - given the amount of media produced about the Sacklers, the Netflix show is not unique and does not deserve a distinguished at the top of the article 67.243.139.235 (talk) 04:15, 22 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@67.243.139.235 Agreed, it also prioritises one fictional depiction over others (e.g. Dopesick [1]) Brocagh (talk) 21:58, 24 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

There's also a docuseries on hulu called Dopesick with Micheal Keaton and on Netflix The Pharmacist — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:A2B0:1010:6319:2435:5C8B:1294 (talk) 18:41, 25 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The actor who plays Richard Sackler in the series is not Michael Keaton, though. He's played by Michael Stuhlbarg. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tgringrasc (talk • contribs) 01:45, 28 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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"The company's downfall was the subject of the 2021 Hulu miniseries Dopesick and the 2023 Netflix miniseries Painkiller, in which Sackler is portrayed by Michael Keaton and Matthew Broderick, respectively."

Change Michael Keaton to Michael Stuhlbarg in above text.<ref>https://m.imdb.com/title/tt9174558/fullcredits/cast/?ref_=tt_cl_sm<ref> Jools64 (talk) 06:30, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done, though I've used Collider as the reference. IMDB is an unreliable source, especially for biographies of living persons: please see WP:IMDB for more on this. Thanks, Wikishovel (talk) 10:10, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

BLP: Is calling someone "evil" in the lead section really appropriate for a living person?

This is a WP:BLP (Wikipedia guideline on biographies of living persons). Regardless of how we feel about a person, is it really appropriate to say that the Sackler family is "most evil family in America" in the LEAD section of a biography? Is this the right tone for Wikipedia? 81.231.10.129 (talk) 10:47, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the sentence in question; among other issues, its sources appeared to refer to the Sackler family as evil rather than any particular member. Hatman31 (he/him · talk · contribs) 23:43, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agree with removal. Zenomonoz (talk) 23:47, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Medical? Doctor? He s a criminal!

questa descrizione è offensiva verso tutte le morti causate da questo criminale che descrivete come medico e filantropo. Vergognatevi. 62.170.28.8 (talk) 23:55, 30 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]