TORONTO (AP) — In a carefully stage-managed press conference at the Toronto International Film Festival, Nate Parker and the cast of his Nat Turner slave revolt drama “The Birth of a Nation” argued for focusing on their film and not on the years-old rape allegation against Parker that has enveloped the film in a scandal […]
Roland Martin talks to Sil Lai Abrams, a sexual assault survivor and CEO of Truth and Reality, about Birth Of A Nation co-star Gabrielle Union’s op-ed piece in the LA Times. “I have complete empathy as a fellow survivor. In her op-ed she stated that she was unaware of the charges that were made in college. […]
The controversy surrounding “The Birth of a Nation” star and director Nate Parker continues to escalate. Now, actress Gabrielle Union has written an op-ad piece for the Los Angeles Times about the subject. Union who was raped in real life plays the role of an unnamed slave in the film who is sexually assaulted […]
8/31/16- Roland Martin talks to Dr. Assata Richards, a Penn State alumni, about why she and other former students are defending their classmate Nate Parker. “We feel strongly that the media was misrepresenting the facts of the case. There was need for clarity. There was over 700 pages of transcript that people aren’t talking about.Nate […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Nate Parker, the actor-director dealing with a 17-year-old rape case casting a storm over his new film and career, opened up about the incident in a new interview. Parker spoke about understanding his male privilege and the definition of consent in a lengthy interview Friday with Ebony magazine in Los Angeles. […]
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Cheryl Boone Isaacs weighed in on the backlash surrounding Nate Parker, saying his film “The Birth of a Nation” should be judged on its own merit. Approached by a TMZ pap on Thursday, she said she hasn’t yet seen the film from writer, director and star Parker, […]
Four graduates of Penn State have released a statement supporting their former classmates – “The Birth of a Nation” director and star Nate Parker and his co-writer Jean McGianni Celestin – in the wake of controversy surrounding resurfaced rape allegations against the pair that took place while they were students. “We believed some 17 years […]
Ain't we allowed to be concerned and even disgusted with these rape allegations, regardless of how old they are?
It seems Reverend Al Sharpton's sketchy endorsement didn't do much for filmmaker Nate Parker.
A screening of “The Birth of a Nation” and a Q&A with writer-director-star Nate Parker that was supposed to take place at the American Film Institute’s Conservatory on Friday has been postponed because of concerns that have been raised about the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It’s the first event involving Parker that’s been […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte says it’s unfair that Nate Parker’s shining moment with his film “The Birth of a Nation” is being overshadowed by a 17-year-old rape case. But the iconic performer and activist adds that he’s not clear about the facts and wants to look more into the story that’s been […]
Anthony Anderson is well aware of the recent drama surrounding Birth Of A Nation director Nate Parker, but the black-ish star says he fully supports him.
