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| Dee Barnes assault conveniently cut from 'Straight Outta Compton’ script | Dee Barnes assault conveniently cut from 'Straight Outta Compton’ script |
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| An early draft of the new NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton featured a depiction of Dr Dre's violent attack on Denise "Dee" Barnes. | An early draft of the new NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton featured a depiction of Dr Dre's violent attack on Denise "Dee" Barnes. |
| The Los Angeles Times leaked an early version of the script featuring a reenactment of the horrific scene, however, the account never made it to the big screen. | The Los Angeles Times leaked an early version of the script featuring a reenactment of the horrific scene, however, the account never made it to the big screen. |
| In the scene, the fictional Dre, “eyes glazed, drunk, with an edge of nastiness, contempt” (per noted from the script) spots Barnes at the party and approaches her. | In the scene, the fictional Dre, “eyes glazed, drunk, with an edge of nastiness, contempt” (per noted from the script) spots Barnes at the party and approaches her. |
| “Saw that [expletive] you did with Cube. Really had you under his spell, huh? Ate up everything he said. Let him diss us. Sell us out.” | “Saw that [expletive] you did with Cube. Really had you under his spell, huh? Ate up everything he said. Let him diss us. Sell us out.” |
| “I just let him tell his story,” Barnes’ character retorts, “That’s what I do. It’s my job.” | “I just let him tell his story,” Barnes’ character retorts, “That’s what I do. It’s my job.” |
| “I thought we were cool, you and me,” Dre fires back. “But you don’t give a [expletive]. You just wanna laugh at N.W.A, make us all look like fools.” | “I thought we were cool, you and me,” Dre fires back. “But you don’t give a [expletive]. You just wanna laugh at N.W.A, make us all look like fools.” |
| The conversation escalates, Barnes throws her drink in Dre’s face before he attacks her “flinging her around like a rag-doll, while she screams, cries, begs for him to stop.” | The conversation escalates, Barnes throws her drink in Dre’s face before he attacks her “flinging her around like a rag-doll, while she screams, cries, begs for him to stop.” |
| In a recently published Gawker essay, Barnes slammed the film for its revisionist history, conveniently erasing the group's violent misogyny to portray the protagonists as heroes. | In a recently published Gawker essay, Barnes slammed the film for its revisionist history, conveniently erasing the group's violent misogyny to portray the protagonists as heroes. |
| When director F Gary Gray was confronted during a pre-release screening, he was asked why he omit the scene. He simply claimed that it was to focus more tightly on the group. | When director F Gary Gray was confronted during a pre-release screening, he was asked why he omit the scene. He simply claimed that it was to focus more tightly on the group. |
| "There are so many things that you can add or subtract. Cube always said, ‘You can make five different NWA movies.’ We made the one we wanted to make.” | "There are so many things that you can add or subtract. Cube always said, ‘You can make five different NWA movies.’ We made the one we wanted to make.” |
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| In a politically charged film with strong commentary on racist police violence, street violence, a criminal justice system tailored to protect white cops, censorship, government intimidation and executives taking advantage of young talent — one would think that the director could find at least one intelligent way to address violence against women, an enormous problem which runs rampant in black culture today — instead of fueling it by omission. | In a politically charged film with strong commentary on racist police violence, street violence, a criminal justice system tailored to protect white cops, censorship, government intimidation and executives taking advantage of young talent — one would think that the director could find at least one intelligent way to address violence against women, an enormous problem which runs rampant in black culture today — instead of fueling it by omission. |
| Meanwhile, Dre recently spoke to Rolling Stone, addressing the assault against Barnes as well as recent charges of abuse by his former girlfriend Michel'le. | Meanwhile, Dre recently spoke to Rolling Stone, addressing the assault against Barnes as well as recent charges of abuse by his former girlfriend Michel'le. |
| "I was young, f**king stupid. I would say all the allegations aren't true — some of them are. Those are some of the things that I would like to take back. It was really fucked up. But I paid for those mistakes, and there's no way in hell that I will ever make another mistake like that again." | "I was young, f**king stupid. I would say all the allegations aren't true — some of them are. Those are some of the things that I would like to take back. It was really fucked up. But I paid for those mistakes, and there's no way in hell that I will ever make another mistake like that again." |
| In 1991, Dre plead no contest to misdemeanor battery charges for beating the former Fox TV host of the Pump It Up rap show. Barnes filed a civil lawsuit against Dre for $22.7 million, in which they settled out of court. Barnes claims she received less than $1 million. | In 1991, Dre plead no contest to misdemeanor battery charges for beating the former Fox TV host of the Pump It Up rap show. Barnes filed a civil lawsuit against Dre for $22.7 million, in which they settled out of court. Barnes claims she received less than $1 million. |
| Read Barnes' entire Gawker essay: Here's What's Missing From Straight Outta Compton: Me and the Other Women Dr. Dre Beat Up | Read Barnes' entire Gawker essay: Here's What's Missing From Straight Outta Compton: Me and the Other Women Dr. Dre Beat Up |