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I knew I could walk out of our movie and speak to the audience about what it feels like to be a survivor.”īeing a rape victim playing a rape victim in Birth of a Nation must be an impossible position. In her silence, she represents countless black women who have been and continue to be violated. I also wanted to give a voice to my character, who remains silent throughout the film.
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“I took this role because I related to the experience. “Since Nate Parker’s story was revealed to me, I have found myself in a state of stomach-churning confusion,” Union wrote. For the Los Angeles Times, she points out that she does not take the allegations lightly. In it, Union discusses her difficulty in wrestling with the denouement of details from Birth of a Nation director and star Nate Parker’s past coming to light. There was Wade’s high school sweetheart, whom he had divorced, along with dueling tell-all books and, of course, the unforgettable “break baby” situation.īut in the past week, the realities of their lives have drastically changed their family image - a blended family with a famous baller and activist father and a mother who on Friday penned a harrowing op-ed in the Los Angeles Times about her experience with sexual assault. It also came with a glut of Hollywood drama, which made their nuptials feel like a scene from a made-for-TV Tyler Perry movie. Photo by Aaron Davidson/Getty Images for Jazz In The Gardensģ:43 PMWhen Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade got married last year, they instantly became one of the biggest celebrity couples in the country. Actress Gabrielle Union (left) and NBA player Dwyane Wade speak onstage during day two of Jazz in the Gardens at Sun Life Stadium on March 16, 2014, in Miami Gardens, Florida. He’s got Viceland show written all over him. Per usual with him, it’s a very vulgar chat, but he talks about everything from how he got into skating, where his YouTube show started, his Black Gold brand and music career. He’s officially major at this point, and so an in-depth interview with him was well needed. Dude is OG as far as that scene goes.Īnyway, his latest interview is with Gary Rogers, host of the YouTube show SKATELINE, whom we’ve discussed before. He’s also the creator of OSS (which stands for something we can’t print here), a brick and mortar store that’s about the whole culture, as well. It’s hosted by this guy Adam22 (née Adam Grandmaison), a BMX rider who started the website The Come Up about his craft. It’s a not exactly obscure, but certainly niche show that started last year in Los Angeles. If you’re not familiar with the No Jumper podcast, don’t be upset.