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Meek Mill Denied Bail, Deemed ‘Dangerous’
Meek Mill was just denied bail pending his appeal for his two to four-year prison sentence on a probation violation. The violation came from a decade-old gun and drug charge by being arrested twice this year.
Judge Genece Brinkley, whose been following Meek Mill’s case, states the 30-year-old rapper “is and continues to be a danger to the community and himself based on a history of continuous use of illegal drugs, and is an increased and greater flight risk because he already has been sentenced to a term in state prison and gave false information to authorities when he was arrested in St. Louis, Missouri.
She also accused the rapper of using “Fast Flush” in order to pass his drug test screenings. One of Mills lawyers, Joe Tacopino, says Brinkley’s decision “continues her long pattern of unfair treatment of Meek and they plan to appeal this wrongful and unjust sentence.”
Tacopina also stated that on multiple occasions, he has never missed a previous court date in this case and poses absolutely no threat to the community, which makes him an ideal candidate for bail — a conclusion the Commonwealth did not oppose.
Soon after, his attorneys officially submitted a supplemental recusal motion for Judge Brinkley to remove herself from the case, adding additional information to their original motion filed Nov. 14. Mill’s attorneys allege there was “an FBI investigation into Judge Brinkley’s conduct in connection with Mr. Williams’ case.”
It has also been alleged that Judge Brinkley is seeking out revenge of the rapper because he refused to give her a shout out in a Moyz II Men song. This is one of the many possible reasons why Mill’s lawyers are calling into question her “ability to preside impartially” and are asking that she be recused from the case.
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OFFICIAL TRAILER RELEASED FOR “CALL ME MICKY,” EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY DOMINIQUE JACKSON
New 22-minute documentary short follows Micky Angelo Petrillo after transitioning at 59, with the acclaimed POSE star helping bring his story to the screen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — NEW YORK: The official trailer for CALL ME MICKY, a new documentary short Executive Produced by acclaimed POSE star Dominique Jackson and directed by Andrew Rasmussen, has been released on YouTube ahead of the film’s upcoming festival run.
The 22-minute documentary follows Micky Angelo Petrillo, a larger-than-life New Jersey native who transitioned at 59 and is now discovering what comes next.
Rather than presenting transition as the conclusion of Petrillo’s story, CALL ME MICKY focuses on the life unfolding afterward — through Pride celebrations, open mics, friendships, storytelling and Petrillo’s increasingly public embrace of the man he fought decades to become.
Jackson also appears in the film, joining Petrillo for an intimate on-camera conversation about identity, visibility and what it means to finally live openly as yourself.
Internationally recognized for her commanding portrayal of Elektra on FX’s groundbreaking series POSE, Jackson is an actress, model, activist and producer who also served as an Executive Producer of the acclaimed documentary I’M YOUR VENUS, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival.
Petrillo is the author of the memoir Walking the Earth: First as a Woman, Then a Man.
While CALL ME MICKY captures one chapter of Petrillo’s much larger story, the film offers an intimate portrait of a man discovering that becoming yourself is not the ending — it may only be the beginning.
CALL ME MICKY is produced by CARDINAL, a New York City–based creative production company, and directed by CARDINAL co-founder Andrew Rasmussen.
The film begins its festival run this fall, with additional screenings and festival announcements forthcoming.
Watch the official trailer for CALL ME MICKY:
For more information, visit https://www.CallMeMickyFilm.com
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