CBS's Moonves: We'll Make Reagan Film More Fair

Stung by a firestorm of criticism over CBS's harsh portrayal of President Ronald Reagan, the network is backing down - with entertainment chief Les Moonves acknowledging that parts of the presidential biopic set for broadcast next month "go too far" and as a result will be chopped in the final edit.

"We've looked at the rough cut, there are things we like ... there are things we don't like ... there are things we think go too far," Moonves tells CNBC's Tina Brown in an interview set for broadcast Wednesday night.

"So there are some edits being made trying to present a more fair picture of the Reagans," the CBS honcho announced, in comments first reported by syndicated gossip maven Liz Smith.

Before revealing his plan to make the presidential biopic more fair, Moonves bristled at some of the criticism, telling Brown: "Well, number one, nobody's seen the film. So any criticism ... for a film that isn't finished is rather odd, we think."

Not so odd, however, that it didn't make CBS rethink its plans. And those of use who have seen the promotional video for the network's hatchet job do know how vicious it is.

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