'Birth of a
Nation' star Gabrielle Union: 'I
can**t take these allegations lightly'
The Birth of a Nation star Gabrielle Union, longtime advocate for ***ual assault victims and herself a survivor, says she's experiencing "stomach-churning confusion" about
allegations against Nate Parker — but is still urging people to see the movie.
"As important and ground-breaking as this film is, I
can**t take these allegations lightly," Union
wrote Friday in an op-ed for the
Los Angeles Times.
Parker, whose adaptation of the Nat Turner Rebellion sold for a record $17.5 million after a rapturous reception at Sundance, has seen his Oscar hopes blunted after addressing 1999
rape allegation. Parker was acquitted, while
Nation co-writer Jean Celestin's conviction was later vacated.
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