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THIS WEEK’S MOVIES A-Z
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By Chanté Griffin
Actors Angela Bassett and Mary J. Blige as Betty Shabazz and Coretta Scott King in the Lifetime movie Betty and Coretta.
As the saying goes, every woman is the author of her own story. These 13 women courageously authored inspiring stories through hardship, loss and less-than-stellar circumstances. Their wins inspired teams of writers and producers to bring their stories to the screen in the form of a Lifetime movie to remind us that our greatest challenges can ignite our greatest triumphs.
Coretta Scott King and Dr. Betty Shabazz:
Betty and Coretta
Coretta Scott King is often referred to as the woman behind the civil rights movement, but she was an integral part of it, even following her husband s assassination. After civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed on a hotel balcony in 1968, Coretta Scott King founded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change and successfully lobbied the federal government to establish her hus
By Victor Omondi
Former DJ to Salt-N-Pepa Spinderela says she was very disappointed after being “wrongfully excluded” from taking part in Lifetime’s new biopic, featuring one of the most celebrated female rap groups in the history of hip-hop.
“Words cannot fully express my disappointment when I learned a decision was made to move forward with a Lifetime biopic that wrongfully excluded me from every aspect of development and production … all the while using my image throughout, given that I played an integral role in the group’s story and success,” the 49-year-old DJ tweeted Friday.
“Salt-N-Pepa” is a Lifetime movie that dramatizes the life and activities of the rap group. It premiered this past Saturday. In the movie, Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton, acted by G.G. Townson and Laila Odom respectively, record a piece for a colleague’s class project, propelling them to win a Grammy Award, a development that brought a transformation to the genr
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The dynamic duo behind hip-hop hits âPush Itâ and âLetâs Talk About Sexâ have released a biopic on Lifetime telling of their journey from nursing students to stardom. Salt-N-Pepa endured a lot of emotional trauma and many of lifeâs big milestones together. They shared the most challenging parts of revisiting old wounds while working on the film.
Both Cheryl âSaltâ James and Sandra âPepaâ Denton serve as executive producers on their Lifetime biopic. They worked closely with GG Townson and Laila Odom who play Salt and Pepa, respectively. I recently attended a Q&A in support of the film, where James and Denton opened up about a difficult part of the filmmaking process. Cheryl James said:
GG Townson Convinced She Lost Salt-N-Pepa Role After Epic Rap Fail During Audition
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The Everybody Hates Chris actress stars opposite Laila Odom in the Mario Van Peebles-directed biopic that chronicles Cheryl James and Sandra Denton s rise in the hip-hop industry in the late 1980s. Jan 26, 2021
GG Townson was sure she had botched her chances at starring in the
Salt-N-Pepa biopic after messing up the words to the rap icons Shoop hit during her audition.
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Salt James, opposite
Pepa Denton in the TV film, which was a dream project for her manager. When I first got the call, my manager, he had emailed me and was like, Listen, they re doing a Salt-N-Pepa project, and I need you to book this for me, because I love them, Townson recalled to the New York Post s Page Six.