Stanley Kubrick’s daughter debunks the myth that her father faked the Apollo 11 moon landing

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Stanley Kubrick on the set of “The Shining.”

Ever since the astronauts of Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969, people have theorized that it was all an elaborate hoax. In fact, some believe that it was a big Hollywood production helmed by one of the greatest directors of all time, Stanley Kubrick.

So when his daughter, Vivian Kubrick, tweeted support for NASA’s Juno spacecraft entering Jupiter’s orbit on Tuesday, she was suddenly hit with conspiracy theorists tweeting back at her that her father was involved in the alleged moon-landing hoax.

Here’s what Kubrick tweeted:

JUNO SPACECRAFT OFFICIALLY ORBITING JUPITER!!!!!!!!!!!
I suddenly feel so emotional… the universe is opening up to us… WONDEROUS

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