Rumors of Warren Beatty's pro-life sympathies turn out -- small surprise -- to have been greatly exaggerated. Matt Drudge reported in September that since the birth of Beatty's three children with Annette Bening, the man who was once the inspiration for Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" had become an unlikely pro-lifer.
Not true, Beatty explained to students and faculty last week at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Prompted by a question from the vice president of Harvard Right to Life (yes, there really is such a group), Beatty recounted running into Drudge locked in conversation with Dustin Hoffman at a Beverly Hills gathering. It was then, Beatty said, that Drudge asked him, "'Now that you have three kids, how do you feel about abortion?' I said, 'It really makes you think.'"
Then Beatty stammered a bit and looked uncomfortable (as he did in response to numerous questions) but recovered in time to conclude with the unflinching reaffirmation, "I'm pro-choice."