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Movie starts without Busta Rhymes
A movie production company was forced to begin its first
day of shooting Saturday without Busta Rhymes after the NYPD raised
security concerns. The Police Department declined to detail its specific concerns about
Rhymes, who angered officers last year when he refused to cooperate with
the investigation of his bodyguard's murder. The man was shot during
the filming of a music video. Rhymes is a cast member in "Order of Redemption," which began shooting
in midtown Manhattan. Julianne Cho, associate commissioner with the
Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting, confirmed the shooting had
started -- and that Rhymes was absent. "The production agreed that Busta Rhymes would not be participating in
the scenes shot here after the Police Department raised public safety
concerns," Cho said in a statement. The crime drama, starring Academy Award nominee Tom Berenger, is
shooting scenes in New York City on 14 nonconsecutive days into early April. Cho said the production had the necessary permits. "This is tremendously unfair to Busta, who has been nothing but
professional during this project," director Jeff Celentano said in a statement
released through his publicist. "This is a bigger loss for the city of
New York." The 34-year-old, whose real name is Trevor Smith, refused to
cooperate with a probe into the February 2006 slaying of Israel Ramirez.
No arrests have been made in the shooting outside a Brooklyn recording
studio. Rhymes' attorney, Scott Leemon, did not return a message left Saturday
for comment. Busta has had several run-ins with law enforcement in the past
year. Police say he's driven with a suspended license, beaten his former
driver in a dispute over money, and talked on a cell phone while
driving.
-- The Associated Press
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