Jharrel pays tribute…More Details!
At the 2019 Emmys, Jharrel Jerome paid tribute to the “exonerated five” as he accepted the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series for his role in the “When They See Us” a Netflix original.
Written and directed by Ava Duvernay, “When They See Us” focuses on the true story of the Central Park 5– Korey Wise, Antron McCray, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson and Yusef Salaam — who were pressured as minors into falsely confessing to the brutal attack and rape of Trisha Meili in 1989. Jerome’s outstanding performance as Wise — who was then the oldest of the accused at 16 years old, and thus served his 14 years as an adult in the corrections system — earned him critical praise. We congratulate this young man and expect big things from him on upcoming projects.
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