Reuters withdrew its coverage of an interview with filmmaker and actor Clint Eastwood Tuesday after he disputed its authenticity as incendiary quotes about his age and the state of Hollywood began making the rounds online.

An earlier version of this article was published on June 2. It has been updated with statements from the interview’s author and publisher.

After Clint Eastwood called a new interview with him "phony," the journalist behind the piece says it's aggregated from quotes he gave to the HFPA over many years.