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Ava DuVernay Rips Central Park 5 Prosecutor After Lawsuit Settlement, Praises Netflix For “Unwavering Support” & $1M Innocence Project Donation
EXCLUSIVE: Ava DuVernay had a lot to say in the Emmy winning When They See Us about the harmed heaped on the so-called Central Park 5 and now she is speaking out about the settlement she and Netflix reached with the former prosecutor in that travesty of justice. “After years of legal wrangling and millions […]
“After years of legal wrangling and millions of dollars spent, she walked away with no payment to her or her lawyers of any kind, rather than face cross examination before a New York jury as to her conduct and character,” the ARRAY founder told Deadline today of the end of the four-year defamation suit that was set for trial to start on June 10. With the likes of Donald Trump screaming for the death penalty, Rayomond Santana, Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam and Korey Wise were all convicted by a Fairstein-led prosecution of the 1989 near-fatal 1989 rape of a woman who was jogging in Central Park. I continue to believe, respect and salute Korey Wise, Antron McCray, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson and Councilman Yusef Salaam, who represents their beloved New York City’s 9th district, Harlem.
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