MatthewPaul wrote: I think this could very likely be Adam playing damage control to not rule out any suspects.
https://twitter.com/AdamHorowitzLA/status/432612290135719936 It could be damage control or it might not be. Whatever the truth is will soon be revealed. For people like A&E, who’ve got over a decade of experience in the business, to let out that big a spoiler would be a terrible blunder on their part. So either they’re just really bad at not spoiling or a “reporter” (who is really a fan) misquoted them. Adam says to believe him, not the person who did the interview. I’d be curious to read what @DianeJReed has to say in reply to Adam’s assertions that he was misquoted and that it was taken out of context.
It’s also out of their hands when so many of these spoilers leak. The curse breaking at the end of Season 1, Rumple and Emma finding Neal in NYC, August turning back into kid Pinocchio, Greg and Tamara kidnapping Henry, the Jolly Roger gang arriving safely from Neverland with Charming included, and Rumple stabbing Pan while Pan transforms back into Malcolm were all major spoilers that were leaked thanks to the paparazzi. Who’s to say this death won’t eventually add up as a confirmed leaked spoiler within the next few weeks? There’s only so much stealth that cast and crew can manage in situations like these. You can’t just magically have the entire show filmed indoors to hide all spoilers either when Storybrooke’s exteriors are a major part of the show’s setting. The town of Steveston is public property. Like Jo said, it’s a TV show, not some classified government secret.