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Janelle Monáe to Play Tanya Smith, Con Artist Behind $40 Million Heist, in ‘Never Saw Me Coming’ Movie Adaptation
Universal has landed the rights to Tanya Smith's memoir 'Never Saw Me Coming' with Janelle Monae set to star in the film.
Smith, who will be involved in the movie as an executive producer, is the perpetually underestimated con-artist behind what’s been called “one of the single biggest threats to the entire United States banking system.” She was finally cornered by the FBI, though they allegedly “refused to believe a Black woman could be the architect of such sophisticated crimes,” according to the project’s official press release. She responded by orchestrating an even more audacious scheme — systematically outsmarting federal agents while building a $40 million empire of cash, diamonds and gold bars.
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