The previous work of the producer of "Assassins" who turned out to have something in common.jpg

He was a specialist in full-scale "laundering," and not just a little, but a specialist in large-scale laundering.
He knows that the public is easily swayed by what's entertaining, so he does his best to make sure that even if the audience curses him out, they still end up watching.
Vaguely, the reason he makes everyone "launder" their reputations like that is because he lived his life that way too.