At this point, everything this A- list actress/writer/showrunner/producer pitches is just an excuse to live out some kind of se.xual fantasy/fetish and be paid for it while stalking everyone on the cast like a predator looking for their next meal.

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Lena Waithe Accused Of Stealing Show Idea From Up-And-Coming Screenwriter

Lena Waithe has released a statement regarding accusations that she stole the “Girls Room” idea from filmmaker Nina Lee. It reads:

“There has been an accusation floating around that I want to address. In 2019, I partnered with @Dove for their project #GirlsRoom. Prior to my joining the project, in 2017 a @Dove partner came up with the title and the concept from which my scripts were based. I was brought on to write the scripts and produce the content. I have never seen Nina Lee’s work nor would I ever steal another artist’s work. As a fellow creator myself, I can only imagine how she must be feeling and I look to #Dove to give us more clarity on the situation. Now that I’m aware of Nina Lee, I look forward to seeing her art.”

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Writer, producer and actress Lena Waithe has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry with shows like “The Chi”, movies like “Queen and Slim” and an Emmy-winning episode of “Master of None”. Despite the successes, the 35-year-old creator has also had her fair share of controversies, and recently she’s being accused of taking the idea of a lesser known filmmaker.

On Friday, the video platform ATTN: tweeted a trailer for a new show created by Waithe called “Girls Room”. The show was announced back in May 2019 and it’s described as an anthology-style series that “will explore the pain and power of female adolescence as told through the eyes of an inter-connected group of girls,” according to Deadline.

Waithe is listed as the writer and creator for the show, and she also serves as a producer via her Hillman Grad Productions alongside ATTN:. Dove’s Self-Esteem Project for young women also serves as a partner. The show is apart of a line of upcoming scripted series produced by ATTN:, which is mostly known for its documentary-style short and mid-form content.

When the trailer was posted on Friday, a Twitter user listed as screenwriter Nina Lee tweeted, “this looks awful, yes I’m hating,” then went on to explain how she had a show called “The Girls Room” that’s eerily similar to Waithe’s project.

“This show was definitely a learning experience, thanks to everyone involved and to those who still believes in me,” she wrote in a tweet along with a poster of her version of “Girls Room.”

She further explained:

“I made a lot of mistakes when it came to this show. Mistakes I can still feel. And I wish I knew then what I know now. We were young and didn’t know what we had on our hands. But thanks everyone involved! I’ve written 4 shows since then so if you’re an investor holla at me. And I have 2 short films and three 125 page feature films. I have content for days — I’m upset but I’m not worried (I’m a little worried haha) but my day is going to come.”

Lee went on to say, “Even the way her show is colored is oddly similar, I have to laugh. Ours was fun as hell though cuz it was about the great drunk girls you meet the girls restroom. And it extended out to their lives and how tough and rewarding navigating through life in your 20s can be.” – Source

Lena Waithe Developing Open-Marriage Drama at Amazon (Exclusive)

Lena Waithe is prepping another project at Amazon Studios. The prolific writer-producer, who signed a deal with the streamer in 2019, just finished a draft of a pilot script on open relationships — which is now being developed for series.

“I’ve never been in an open marriage, but it’s fascinating to me,” Waithe tells THR. “We live in a world where, if I told you I cheated on my wife, you would be like, “Yeah, that’s the way it goes.” But if I told you that I’m in an open marriage, it would be as if I told you I’m joining the Church of Scientology.”

Should it go forward, Open (working title) would be something of a first. The subject of nontraditional marriages has somehow yet to find its way into mainstream TV — though Ryan Murphy attempted a project on the subject at HBO in 2014. – Source

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