"I am confident that Thinkfactory Media will give an accurate depiction of my life and this tumultuous yet amazing journey I've been on." I am now ready to open up about my career, relationships and family," stated Michel'le Toussant. For many years I was unwilling to share my personal experiences. "I am so excited about my partnership with Thinkfactory Media.
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The Lifetime movie project re-teams Michel'le and Thinkfactory Media, who previously collaborated with her on TV Ones's hit series, "R&B Divas LA." In response to Dre's public apology last year, Michel'le replied: "I didn't ask for a public apology and I think if he is going to apologize he should do it individually."įormer TV host Dee Barnes also spoke about her experiences with Dre, penning an essay for Gawker, specifically detailing his brutal assault on her in 1991 - an incident that also isn't depicted in "Straight Outta Compton." "I was just a quiet girlfriend who got beat on and told to sit down and shut up," she said. Michel'le has stated publicly that during their relationship, Dre kicked her and broke her ribs, sending her to the hospital, injuring her in such a way that her ribs never did entirely heal. When you find a guy that wants to be with you all the time, you think that's love, right? I had to make my own world." I didn't know any better, because my father never told me he loved me. He told me he loved me, so I don't think I understood it, but he was abusive, mentally and physically. When asked for her thoughts on "Straight Outta Compton" soon after the movie's release, Michel’le said that she wasn't outraged that her abusive relationship with Dre was not depicted in the film: "I'm not upset that they didn't put me in the movie. Producing for Lifetime is Sony Pictures Television and Thinkfactory Media, with Leslie Greif executive producing. Marcos Taylor will reprise his role as Suge Knight (he played Knight in "Straight Outta Compton" as well).
The film stars Rhyon Nicole Brown ("For Better or Worse," "Lincoln Heights"), playing Michel’le relative newcomer Curtis Hamilton ("Castle") plays Dr. The network also retitled the film - "Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le" (it was previously called simply "The Michel'le Story") - and has released a first trailer for it, which is embedded at the bottom of this post. The Lifetime movie network officially picked up the film earlier this year, and has announced that the film will premiere on Saturday, October 15 at 8PM ET/PT. One of the victim's of Dre's past abuse - singer Michel'le, who spoke publicly about the physical and emotional violence she endured during her six-year relationship with the hip-hop mogul - is going to tell her own story on film, as a scripted made-for-TV movie. Dre's history of violence against women, "Straight Outta Compton" was a box office smash, grossing over $200 million worldwide, and was the 19th highest grossing movie domestic earner for all of 2015, according to Box Office Mojo. Despite much criticism the film faced due to its glossing over of Dr.