A female student trainer claims the incident occurred in 2000 while Nate Parker was awaiting trial on a rape allegation.
Nate Parker's film The Birth Of A Nation hit theaters last weekend and the box office numbers were less than great.
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The people who didn't go support The Birth of A Nation because of Nate Parker's past are the same ones who want an insincere apology from Nate, rather than the real remorse and regret he feels.
Birth Of A Nation is easily one of the country’s most anticipated films of the year. Nation tells the story of slave and preacher, Nat Turner (Nate Parker), who uses his preaching to calm unruly slaves. One he notices the atrocities against himself and his fellow slaves, Nat orchestrates an uprising in hopes of leading them to freedom. […]
Parker sat down with Robin Roberts on Good Morning America on Tuesday and revealed why he comes off as unsympathetic when he discusses the sensitive case.
On Monday, Birth of a Nation writer, director, and star Nate Parker stopped by Good Morning America, during which he discussed the controversy surrounding his film, as well as Sunday night’s edition of 60 Minutes. “I said it last night, I was falsely accused,” he told Robin Roberts. “I was proven innocent and I’m not going to apologize for that.” He […]
One follower attacked Trigga, saying that he was "dense" for downplaying Parker's acquittal.
https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/774494206480048128 Nate Parker’s new film is getting such good feedback it may be able to overcome the controversy surrounding its creator. The Nat Turner biopic Birth Of A Nation got a standing ovation at the Toronto Film Festival Friday. According to the BBC, the audience was enthralled by Parker’s film. Speaking after the film, Parker said: “I […]
On Friday, he was asked by TMZ while in his car, about the 17-year-old rape case against the lauded actor and director.
The controversy ramped up last week when Parker was asked about a 1999 rape charge involving him and Jean Celestin, his college roommate and 'Birth of A Nation' collaborator, while they were students at Penn State University.
"Seventeen years ago, I experienced a very painful moment in my life,” Parker told Variety.