Thursday, October 17, 2019
Ava DuVernay and Netflix Being Sued for Defamation
There’s a new chapter in the legal issues surrounding the Central Park Five. But this time it’s a dispute about the fictional characters that’s leading to a day in court. According to Vulture, filmmaker Ava DuVernay and Netflix are being sued for defamation.
John E. Reid and Associates Inc., a police interrogation training and consulting firm, has filed a lawsuit against the streaming giant, DuVernay, and her distribution company Array over a line in the script for their Central Park Five docudrama When They See Us.
The company developed the Reid Technique in the late 1940s, and it has continued to offer training materials and courses to law enforcement since then. As stated on the company’s website, “Our specialized interrogation training seminars are designed for law enforcement and government investigators, corporate security, and loss prevention professionals.” It is supposedly the most widely used interrogation method by police agencies worldwide. Critics have alleged that its approach can result in false confessions.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, in the final episode of the series, a discussion ensues between Manhattan Assistant D.A. Nancy Ryan and a New York City detective who was involved in eliciting the confessions of the Central Park Five. During this conversation, Ryan’s partner says, “You squeezed statements out of them after 42 hours of questioning and coercing, without food, bathroom breaks, withholding parental supervision. The Reid Technique has been universally rejected. That’s truth to you.”
“The program falsely represents that squeezing and coercing statements from juvenile subjects after long hours of questioning without food, bathroom breaks, or parental supervision is synonymous with the Reid Technique” states in the lawsuit filed.
When They See Us is the Netflix documentary directed by DuVernay that chronicled the story of the wrongful conviction of the now Exonerated Five. Jharrel Jerome won an Emmy for his portrayal of Korey Wise in this series.
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Ava DuVernay and Netflix Being Sued for Defamation
There’s a new chapter in the legal issues surrounding the Central Park Five. But this time it’s a dispute about the fictional characters that’s leading to a day in court. According to Vulture, filmmaker Ava DuVernay and Netflix are being sued for defamation.
John E. Reid and Associates Inc., a police interrogation training and consulting firm, has filed a lawsuit against the streaming giant, DuVernay, and her distribution company Array over a line in the script for their Central Park Five docudrama When They See Us.
The company developed the Reid Technique in the late 1940s, and it has continued to offer training materials and courses to law enforcement since then. As stated on the company’s website, “Our specialized interrogation training seminars are designed for law enforcement and government investigators, corporate security, and loss prevention professionals.” It is supposedly the most widely used interrogation method by police agencies worldwide. Critics have alleged that its approach can result in false confessions.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, in the final episode of the series, a discussion ensues between Manhattan Assistant D.A. Nancy Ryan and a New York City detective who was involved in eliciting the confessions of the Central Park Five. During this conversation, Ryan’s partner says, “You squeezed statements out of them after 42 hours of questioning and coercing, without food, bathroom breaks, withholding parental supervision. The Reid Technique has been universally rejected. That’s truth to you.”
“The program falsely represents that squeezing and coercing statements from juvenile subjects after long hours of questioning without food, bathroom breaks, or parental supervision is synonymous with the Reid Technique” states in the lawsuit filed.
When They See Us is the Netflix documentary directed by DuVernay that chronicled the story of the wrongful conviction of the now Exonerated Five. Jharrel Jerome won an Emmy for his portrayal of Korey Wise in this series.
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Rihanna Wants Us All to Know She's Not Pregnant
Okay, we don’t really know if that’s the subliminal message behind the bikini-clad Instagram video the entertainer and entrepreneur posted last night (complete with a clutch, chiffon cover-up and tightly rolled spliff). But we do know the universal response wasn’t “When are you due?”
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Funeral plans announced for Atatiana Jefferson and will be open to the public
The funeral plans for the slain Black woman who was shot and killed last week in her home by a Fort Worth police officer have been announced.
Details were provided by family attorney, S. Lee Merritt on the home going ceremony for Atatiana Jefferson. A wake for Jefferson is planned for Friday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. and her funeral will be open to the public on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 2 p.m., both will be at The Potter’s House of Dallas.
READ MORE: 5 things to know about police shooting victim Atatiana Jefferson
Jefferson was killed on Saturday when she got up to see about the commotion outside of her home. Former officer Aaron Dean answered a call of a possible break in at Jefferson’s home after a neighbor noticed that her front door was open. Police said Dean never identified himself as an officer during the call and body-cam video shows Dean shooting into her bedroom window. Jefferson was at home at the time playing video games while babysitting her 8-year old nephew, who witnessed the slaying.
READ MORE: Aaron Dean refused to talk to detectives after killing Atatiana Jefferson
Dean resigned two days after the shooting and was then arrested and charged with Jefferson’s murder, according to WFAA. The 34-year old posted a $200,000 bond a few hours later.
READ MORE: Family of woman shot and killed in her bedroom by Texas police demand answers
Jefferson’s family, friends and community are heartbroken and prepare to say goodbye to the Xavier University alum. Jefferson was studying to apply to medical school, but was currently selling medical pharmaceutical equipment from her home. Her brother and two sisters remark that she had moved in with her mother, who has several health issues and was in the hospital when she learned of her daughter’s death.
The FBI will determine if Dean should also face civil rights violations.
Atatiana Jefferson
Home Going ServiceLocations for Both Services
Potter’s House of Dallas
6777 W. Kiest Blvd
Dallas, TX 75236Wake: Friday, October 18, 2019 @ 7pm
Funeral: Saturday, October 19, 2019 @ 2pm (open to the public) pic.twitter.com/Ov53jozske— S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@MeritLaw) October 16, 2019
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