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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Is this based on the Raymond Chandler novel?
OK. Now explain to me exactly why the men are not jailed local drug dealers at this very moment?
"Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony."
Natalie Portman Supported Defunding the Police, Now Benefiting from Baltimore PD Protection After Criminals Threaten Her Apple TV Series Set
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2022/08/29/natalie-portman-supported-defunding-the-police-now-benefiting-from-baltimore-pd-protection-after-criminals-crash-her-film-set/
As Guido the Killer Pimp said in "Risky Business": "Never f___ with another man's livelihood."
They're just mad that Ozzy doesn't live anywhere near Baltimore.
Will try to jump back on in a couple of days - been basically bedridden with an ongoing medical issue.
Get well soon.
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