Spielberg Drops Out As Beijing Olympics Adviser Over Darfur
Feb 12, 2008 - Steven Spielberg said Tuesday that he was withdrawing as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after almost a year of trying unsuccessfully to prod President Hu Jintao of China to do more to try to end Sudan's attacks in the Darfur region.
Mr. Spielberg's decision, and the public way he announced it, is a blow to China, which has said that its relationship with Sudan should…