On the 5th of August, 2021, Mo Abudu, CEO of EbonyLife Group, announced she had won the rights to co-produce a movie about Hushpuppi, the Nigerian Instagram celebrity facing criminal charges in the United States for money laundering. With a flurry of happy, dancing emojis, she explained that this was a dream come true for her. The movie would be based on a Bloomberg article, a long feature profile that details the beginning and end of the glamorous career of one of the most high-profile money launderers in the world.
Soon after her announcement came social media backlash. In response, Abudu…
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