Posted on 08/29/2022 7:45:45 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
A pair of Baltimore drug dealers threatened to shoot up the set of a new Natalie Portman show if they didn't stop filming on their block, but told production they could stay if they coughed up $50,000.
The incident went down around 4pm on Friday afternoon on the 200 block of Park Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, when two men pointed a gun at a crewmember of the Apple TV+ show Lady in the Lake and made their demands.
According to the Baltimore Police Department, the 'locals' said they would 'come back later this evening [and] shoot someone' if they didn't stop filming, but would 'allow the production to continue' if they met their $50,000 demand.
'The leaders of the production decided to err on the side of caution and reschedule the shoot after they found another location,' police said.
Police confirmed the men were local drug dealers, according to The Baltimore Banner.
The studio creating the show, Endeavor Content, confirmed the incident in a statement to Deadline and said nobody was injured.
'Friday afternoon, on the Baltimore set of our production Lady in the Lake, prior to the arrival of the cast and crew, per their call time, a driver on our production crew was confronted by two men, one of whom brandished a gun directed at our driver, and then they fled the location.'
'We are working with the Baltimore Police Department as the investigation is ongoing. The safety and security of our crew, cast and all who work across our productions is our highest priority, and we are thankful no one was injured. Production will resume with increased security measures going forward.'
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How much is the PD charging for providing security for the filming?
The drug dealers might be cheaper.
Ha Ha! Couldn’t happen to nicer bunch of Hollywood idiots.
Yep, that occurred to me too.
They are filming on location in some bad neighborhood? And the reason for that is what exactly? Is this storyline about events in a bad area, so they want to keep it real????
Hey didn’t you know that Natalie Portman is quite the rapper...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A0iftflme4
Lol
If you called yourself Emperor because some moistened wench threw a sword at you they’d lock you up and throw away the key
“Dis be a nice lil moobie you gots here. Be a damn shame if sumfin happen to it.”
Has the Baltimore Police Department apologized to the drug dealers yet?
Thugs have no paperwork and way quicker turn time.
"Help! I'm being repressed!"
“Has the Baltimore Police Department apologized to the drug dealers yet?”
Police confirmed they are drug dealers which means they know who they are and where they live.
They should be under arrest and released without charges by the end of the day.
The production companies are likely already being shaken down by Reverend Jesse Jackson and Reverend Al Sharpton.
Did anyone involved with this project ever watch The Wire??? I mean..come on....straight up you better know how to coax the Ruler in the area.
In the fwiw department I (as CFO) had two properties selected by Hollywood for films. One was “Love Field” and the other, “The Murder of Mary Phagan.”
Anyway, the site selection committee was very thorough in their questioning. A few of the questions were about local crime and who would provide site security.
Maybe this time the site committee didn’t do their job?
5.56mm
Omar never put his gun own on no citizen. A man must have a code.
Thank you for diversifying, Mom.
Baltimore has a whole bunch of named neighborhoods, Brooklyn being one of them
Better add Alec Baldwin to the cast...
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