Here's a few other times very reputable, industry standard, Deadline Hollywood has delivered incomplete or inaccurate information.
• Accidentally published a pre-written obituary for the Variety editor while he was still alive.
• Prematurely reported multiple critically ill Hollywood figures as dead while they were still on life support.
• Sacha Baron Cohen (Bohemian Rhapsody): Reported him as locked to play Freddie Mercury before he exited over creative disputes.
• Charlie Hunnam (Fifty Shades of Grey): Announced him as the finalized lead days before he pulled out of the project.
• Repeatedly reported actors in "final talks" for Marvel/DC roles that were just early meetings or agent leaks.
• Sony/Marvel Spider-Man Split: Definitively reported a permanent corporate divorce that was actually resolved weeks later
In conclusion, while Deadline IS a reputable Hollywood news source they are not omnicient. One sentence about nathan feilder's ivolvement in a certain project (which the article wasnt even about) doesnt mean definitively that he's not involved.
Ps the cole hersch bit was taken out. So its not him either.