It went from being something she did occasionally to numb the pain of her abuse to a constant crutch. Things got so bad between her and Dre that she began to self medicate with prescription pills and alcohol. They often stood up to Dre about it, but that didn’t keep him from manhandling her. But you can color us surprised that the other members of NWA and their manager Jerry Heller weren’t complicit in the abuse.
The relationship was extremely volatile and he’d go off on her for the slightest offense (real or imagined) to his fragile ego. According to Surviving Compton, he only briefly stopped beating her while she was pregnant with their son.Īt this point, Dre and Michel’le were reminding us of a gangsta rap Ike and Tina. It wasn’t the last time he’d put his hands on her. None of this would make sense to a lot of women now, but she’d been conditioned from an early age to accept this abuse and hide her bruises. And then she comforted him when he started to cry despite the fact that she was bleeding all over her bed. However, things didn’t go all the way left until one night when he came home and woke her up by repeatedly punching her in the face. With the fame came women, which caused even more tension in the relationship as she found out about his affairs. Then came the drinking and the money and the fame. Dre was charming and gentle with her, but things began to take a turn around the time that she found out he had five kids. Just like with every couple, things were great for Dre and Michel’le in the beginning (despite a terrible first encounter). From the beginning it seemed like she was a simple, sweet girl who got caught up with the wrong guys for entirely too long. Keep that in mind while you think about the choices Michel’le made with her men. In other words, do whatever you have to do to keep the man. The women in her life told her that if a man hit her, it was her responsibility to calm him down so he didn’t hit her again. Growing up, it seems that Michel’le was taught not only to tolerate domestic violence, but also that it was up to her as the victim to fix things. It was so savage, we actually gagged…and then cackled. You wouldn’t believe what she did with a pair of strange panties she found in the couch. That said, there were moments of awkward comedy within her situation. In particular, anything having to do with her love life was heartbreaking. Parts of Surviving Compton were painful to watch. And can we just say that Rhyon Nicole Brown had Michel’le‘s speaking voice down! Jamie Kennedy as Jerry Heller was a little odd, but he’s come a long way from playing B-Rad.
And it was cool to see Tupac as part of Surviving Compton.
They picked exactly the right guy to play Suge, though. Of course, Lifetime wasn’t working with the same budget as Straght Outta Compton. The casting was a bit hit or miss, but not bad overall. Sadly, Michel’le actually had to live this out. The network couldn’t have made up a better script. With love, drama, and suspense filling in all of the ups and downs, Michel’le‘s story had the makings of a classic Lifetime movie. We were getting the story right from Michel’le‘s own mouth. It added a really nice touch that other Lifetime biopics haven’t really used.
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Dre was wrong for excluding her from the movie, she made it clear that Surviving Compton was going to be her story (*sip*).Īs such, Michel’le herself was very present throughout the movie as she narrated the story in person. Michel’le wasted no time addressing her absence from Straight Outta Compton. And we brewed a big cup of tea to sip while we watched. By the time Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le debuted on Lifetime, we were more than ready to see her part of the story.
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