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General Category => Sports/Entertainment/MSM/Social Media => Topic started by: mystery-ak on May 28, 2022, 11:59:45 pm
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Published May 28, 2022 5:18pm EDT
Jussie Smollett attempts career comeback with LGBT film on BET+ streaming service
Jussie Smollett's BET+ project comes just months after he was released from jail pending his appeal for lying to the police in 2019 that he was the victim of hate crime
By Janelle Ash | Fox News
Jussie Smollett has launched his directorial debut with BET+ "B-Boy Blues." The LGBTQ+ centered show will debut on the streaming network June 9, just in time for Pride Month.
This project marks the first for Smollett since he was found guilty of making false reports on what he alleged to be a hate crime. He was then sentenced to 30 months’ probation, 150 days in jail, after making false reports to the police in January 2019 that he was a victim of a hate crime.
"Through our content slate, we are intentional about representing the fullness of the Black experience, including that of the LGBTQ+ community," BET+ exec VP/GM Devin Griffin said to Variety. "‘B-Boy Blues’ is an artful, heart-rending film about the complexity of love – something we all can relate to."
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Surely an Oscar nomination will be forthcoming.