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Janelle Monáe To Play Notorious Con Artist in ‘Never Saw Me Coming’ Adaptation


Janelle Monáe will play notorious con artist Tanya Smith in the adaptation of 'Never Saw Me Coming.'

Janelle Monáe will explore the art of the con in the upcoming Universal Pictures adaptation of Tanya Smith’s 2024 memoir, Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System – and Pocketed $40 Million. Smith — who saw herself a modern-day Robin Hood after figuring out how to wipe out her relatives’ debt by manipulating the banking system — will be an executive producer on the movie. “The FBI is hot on her tail and hauls her in for an interview, demanding Smith let them know who she’s working for, ‘as these are not the kind of crimes Black people are smart enough to commit,'” reads the book synopsis.

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