Cenk Uygur
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Dr. Dre Addresses His Abusive Past
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August 22, 2015
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5:20Now PlayingDr. Dre has released an apology for over his treatment of women decades ago. This is in response to criticisms of the movie “Straight Outta Compton.” There were several cases of him assaulting other women including journalist Dee Barnes, but that was all left out of the film. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian (The Point), Ben Mankiewicz (What The Flick!?), Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.
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“For Dr. Dre, this summer was meant to be a victory lap in a successful career. The movie, “Straight Outta Compton,” a biopic about his hip-hop group, N.W.A., topped the box office last week with a $56.1 million opening and was praised for its raw and timely depiction of police harassment against black men. Its quasi-soundtrack, “Compton,” his first album in 16 years, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard chart. Last year, the music company that Dr. Dre helped establish, Beats, was sold to Apple for $3 billion, making him the self-proclaimed “first billionaire in hip-hop.”
But critics have charged that the movie, which was co-produced by Dr. Dre, glosses over N.W.A.’s record of misogyny and ignores allegations, including criminal charges, that Dr. Dre physically abused women. Their ad hoc campaign, conducted mostly online, has managed to shift the focus from his accomplishments to his less pristine past in the often lawless early years of gangster rap.”
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