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BET recently defended Lil' Kim's reality show and denied that the series glorifies the rapper's incarceration.
The network came under fire after promoting "Lil' Kim: The Countdown to Lockdown" as portraying the real Kimberly Jones, "her words, her life, her." BET then denied that depicting Kim "mouth shut and head held high" on her way to prison was condoning that the rapper lied before a grand jury.
The Brooklyn rapper reported to Philadelphia's Federal Detention Center to serve a year and a day sentence this past September. She was convicted of conspiracy and perjury after lying to a grand jury about a shooting that took place in front of New York's Hot 97 radio station back in 2001.
"It's a very serious look at her life and her choices, and the consequences of those choices," BET president Reginald Hudlin said in a statement. Hudlin confirmed that the series won't downplay or take Kim's conviction lightly. Instead, he defines "Countdown to Lockdown" as centering on "an absurd and tragic and Fellini-esque situation."
Tracey Edmonds, who has previously produced Showtime's "Soul Food," will serve as the show's executive producer. The series documents Kim's last days prior to her incarceration. On "Countdown," the Queen Bee is seen recording, filming a music video, spending time with her mother and organizing her business as lockdown approaches.
"Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown" is slated to premiere March 9 on BET.
Source: sohh.com
The network came under fire after promoting "Lil' Kim: The Countdown to Lockdown" as portraying the real Kimberly Jones, "her words, her life, her." BET then denied that depicting Kim "mouth shut and head held high" on her way to prison was condoning that the rapper lied before a grand jury.
The Brooklyn rapper reported to Philadelphia's Federal Detention Center to serve a year and a day sentence this past September. She was convicted of conspiracy and perjury after lying to a grand jury about a shooting that took place in front of New York's Hot 97 radio station back in 2001.
"It's a very serious look at her life and her choices, and the consequences of those choices," BET president Reginald Hudlin said in a statement. Hudlin confirmed that the series won't downplay or take Kim's conviction lightly. Instead, he defines "Countdown to Lockdown" as centering on "an absurd and tragic and Fellini-esque situation."
Tracey Edmonds, who has previously produced Showtime's "Soul Food," will serve as the show's executive producer. The series documents Kim's last days prior to her incarceration. On "Countdown," the Queen Bee is seen recording, filming a music video, spending time with her mother and organizing her business as lockdown approaches.
"Lil' Kim: Countdown to Lockdown" is slated to premiere March 9 on BET.
Source: sohh.com