Last week, Dr. Dre issued another apology regarding his past with assaulting woman. It was criticized like most public apologies are: Maybe it was just a publicity stunt. Michel’le slammed it as such earlier today (Aug. 24), and Dee Barnes revealed feels a little differently in a new Gawker piece. Barnes said that although she believes Dr. Dre is a changed man, it’s very […]
Rapper and journalist Dee Barnes wrote a personal essay following the release of Straight Outta Compton about the exclusion of her assaulted by Dr. Dre. The L.A. Times obtained a copy of the original script and discovered that Barnes’ incident was initially written in the script, but removed from the final revision. Take a look at what was left […]
Since the release of N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton, many have questioned the absence of Dr. Dre’s history of misogyny and abuse towards former girlfriends and…
https://instagram.com/p/6alMc-LHVy/?taken-by=sista_dee_barnes While Straight Outta Compton has been met with general acclaim, its most egregious flaw is how it glossed over N.W.A’s explicit misogyny. It disregards the group’s documented transgressions in favor of canonization. Critics aren’t keeping quiet about this, and one of them is Dee Barnes — the journalist who Dr. Dre brutally assaulted in 1991. Barnes opened up about […]
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Dee Barnes Responds To Dr. Dre’s Apology And ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Omission
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Dee Barnes’ Assault By Dr. Dre Was Omitted From ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Script
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Dr. Dre Addresses Abuse Against Dee Barnes & Michel’le: “I’ve Made Horrible Mistakes”
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Dee Barnes Talks Dr. Dre’s Assault, Director F. Gary Gray And ‘Straight Outta Compton’ In Revealing Piece