EARLIER VERSION OF “STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON” SCRIPT HAD DR. DRE ASSAULT
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Critics of the N.W.A film “Straight Outta Compton” have noted that a well-known 1991 incident in which Dr. Dre assaulted a female journalist was not included in the movie. Turns out it was in the original script. The Los Angeles Times reports Dre’s attack on Dee Barnes was in an earlier version of Jonathan Herman’s screenplay. Director F. Gary Gray has said the director’s cut of the film was three and a half hours long and he had to cut a lot. He says he wanted to stay focused on the group.
Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora.
Also writes for GTA Weekly and GTA Today.
