Hilliard Guess' Screenwriters Rant Room

In this episode Hilliard and Lisa look back with actor Dwayne Barnes and the controversial role he played as a crack head in the hit film Menace II Society. Sparked by a  conversation that went viral on Deadline between Jay Baker agent at CAA and black Literary Manager Jewerl Keats Ross — disgustingly ties in Dwayne’s scenes in Menace — which Jay used against Jewerl with racial and homophobic undertones. The first Deadline article is from the Jewerl Ross: https://deadline.com/2021/03/caa-lit-agent-jay-baker-abrupt-exit-jewerl-keats-ross-menace-2-society-barry-jenkins-1234722958/ Dwayne’s Personal Letter to Deadline - his response to the whole controversy! https://deadline.com/2021/03/dwayne-barnes-menace-2-society-crack-addict-actor-guest-column-hollywood-controversy-1234724535/?fbclid=IwAR2UVd4XjT6AGPVaU5tuCCqO87NwmKw45Cp8qRUc-EUftbqIdjP2iOZAKHs This episode is brought to you by The Finish Line Script Competition! They are here to help writers succeed - visit https://finishlinescriptcom