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In this interview, we hear from a celebrity who never sought to become a celebrity. In 1995, Jeffrey Wigand achieved national prominence when he became the tobacco industry's highest ranking former executive (making U.S. $300,000 as Brown & Williamson's director of research) to address public health and smoking issues. He was the whistleblower who admitted that indeed tobacco was addictive. In no time, Wigand was sued by Brown & Williamson because of his public disclosures about the industry's efforts to minimize the health and safety issue of tobacco use. Mr. Wigand's revelations triggered one of the most infamous moments in the history of 60 Minutes, when CBS initially reluctantly decided not to air an interview with him, fearing a multibillion dollar (yes billion!) lawsuit from Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation. Much of his story is profiled in the 1999 box office hit, The Insider. The lawsuit was ultimately dismissed as a condition of the June 20,1997, historic settlement between the Attorneys General of 40 states and the tobacco industry. In this interview, we learn about the trials and tribulations of Wigand's decision to go public. We can see why the decision to become a whistle-blower is so torturous as his entire life was turned upside down personally and professionally.