Since Suge Knight is in jail facing attempted murder and murder charges he hasn’t been able to see the N.W.A. biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’. However that hasn’t stopped his lawyer from watching the film and criticizing the way his client was portrayed on the big screen. Thomas Mesereau said, “I’m sure he wouldn’t like it because a lot of it is exaggerated and silly and ridiculous.” According to him the film does not capture all the good Knight has done for people. Hit the jump for more.
(Video) Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Recall Auditioning For Eazy-E On The Phone
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Recall Auditioning For Eazy E On The Phone. Hop into the post for all the details. Even watch a exclusive interview with the Legendary Cleveland group. #IFWT!
(Video) Ice Cube & His Son, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Interview Each Other For Noisey
Noisey has a popular segment that they produce called “Back and Forth,” putting together two celebrities and having them interview each other, giving them both the chance to be on the other side of the spectrum for once. This time, they’ve gathered Ice Cube and his newly-famous son, O’Shea Jackson Jr., who stars as dad in the blockbuster hit, Straight Outta Compton. In the clip, the pair discuss O’Shea’s acting, Cube’s favorite and least favorite scenes in the movie and more. Check it out below.
(Photos) Wait – Is Lupita Nyong’o Dating This ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Actor?!
Straight Outta Compton has taken its actors – all relative unknowns before the film – and made them into celebrities overnight. Of course the focus is on the main three guys: Corey Hawkins (playing Dr. Dre), O’Shea Jackson Jr.‘s fine ass (playing his father, Ice Cube) and Jason Mitchell (playing the late Eazy-E,) and besides gaining quite the social media following in the last few weeks and having their name and faces plastered on posters and screens across the globe, it looks like their love lives are getting a boost as well! Earlier this week, actress Lupita Nyong’o posted her very first #MCM…and it went to none other than Mr. Hawkins (aka Dre if you’re still not solid with who’s who yet, LOL.)
FX Nabs The TV Rights To ‘Straight Outta Compton’
F. Gary Gray’s N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton was a box office success in its first weekend raking in $60.2 million, making bonafide stars out of the actors who scored the roles of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E and Ice Cube (Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell and O’Shea Jackson Jr., respectively.) Now a recent purchase proves the buzz will continue to live for some time to come! FX Networks has purchased the exclusive U.S. commercial television premiere rights to Straight Outta Compton, so we can look forward to it hitting our TV screens sooner than later once it makes its rounds in theaters! Have you seen the film yet? Let us know your thoughts if you have!
Dr. Dre’s Ex Talks About Being Left Out Of NWA Biopic: “I’m just the girlfriend who got beat up”
The Straight Outta Compton movie, which depicts Ice Cube’s life along with the members of NWA, is making some serious noise right now in the movie theaters. Dr. Dre’s ex-girlfriend/baby mother Michel’le recently had a sit-down interview with VladTV where she got into detail about her feelings in regards to the movie and the fact she was left out of the NWA biopic. “Why would [Dr.] Dre put me in it?” the songstress asked. “I mean cause if they start from where they start from – I was just a quiet girlfriend who got beat up and told to shut up,” she brutally revealed. However, she did say she’ll “absolutely” go see the movie when it gets released.
