{"id":60272,"date":"2022-08-30T02:52:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T02:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/natalie-portman-series-halted-in-baltimore-after-locals-threatened-to-shoot-someone-unless-they-were-paid-50k-rolling-stone\/"},"modified":"2022-08-30T02:52:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T02:52:10","slug":"natalie-portman-series-halted-in-baltimore-after-locals-threatened-to-shoot-someone-unless-they-were-paid-50k-rolling-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/natalie-portman-series-halted-in-baltimore-after-locals-threatened-to-shoot-someone-unless-they-were-paid-50k-rolling-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Natalie Portman Series Halted in Baltimore After Locals Threatened to ‘Shoot Someone’ Unless They Were Paid $50K \u2013 Rolling Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Apple TV+ limited series Lady in the Lake<\/em> briefly stopped production over the weekend after two men allegedly approached a crew member and brandished a gun. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\tFilming for the moment<\/span> Apple TV+ limited series starring Natalie Portman was temporarily halted over the weekend after two men threatened to shoot a member of the production unless they were paid $50,000, according to Baltimore police. <\/p>\n

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\tThe cast and crew of Lady in the Lake<\/em>, based on the book of the same name by Laura Lippman, had been filming in the downtown area of \u200b\u200bBaltimore for several months before a driver was reportedly approached by two men last Friday, Aug. 26.<\/p>\n

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\tThe men allegedly brandished a gun and said they would only \u201callow\u201d filming to continue if they were paid $50,000, which the driver refused. They then threatened to “come back later this evening [and] shoot someone\u201d before fleeing, Baltimore police said in a statement. <\/p>\n

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\tWhile no other crew members were on set at the time, the production decided to \u201cerr on the side of caution and reschedule the shoot after they found another location,\u201d a police spokesperson said. <\/p>\n

\n\tRolling Stone<\/em> reached out to the Baltimore Police Department for further comment. No arrests have yet been made. local news outlet The Baltimore Banner<\/em> described the men as local drug dealers. <\/p>\n

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\tIn a statement provided to The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>, the series’ production company Endeavor Content confirmed the incident and said production would continue with increased security measures. \u201cWe are working with the Baltimore Police Department as the investigation is ongoing,\u201d the statement said. \u201cThe safety and security of our crew, cast and all who work across our productions is our highest priority, and we are thankful no one was injured.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tLady in the Lake<\/em> Follows the fictional story of Maddie Schwartz (Portman), a 1960s housewife in Baltimore who becomes an investigative journalist while trying to get to the bottom of an unsolved murder. During her reporting, she meets activist Cleo Sherwood, played by Baltimore-native Ingram Moses.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n