Amber Neely
Filming for the second season of Apple TV crime drama "Truth Be Told" was suspended after local protesters showed up to object to the use of a Los Angeles park.
The protestors had shown up to protest the use of South L.A.'s historic Leimert Plaza Park, which had previously been off-limits to L.A.'s homeless population during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ten "Truth Be Told" crew members were on location when the protests began. The shoot was forced to end at 3 PM when the situation escalated.
Los Angeles film office, FilmLA, confirmed the events. "It's my understanding that the production company struck its set for the evening sometime around 5 PM," an organization spokesperson told Deadlne.
It currently seems unlikely that "Truth Be Told" will return to the park. Other locations are reportedly being scouted.
"Truth Be Told" was renewed for a second season in March of 2020 and added Kate Hudson to the cast in October.
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We watched one episode but it didn't grab us.
It’s a good series, inspired by the Serial podcast that caused both podcasts in general and the true crime genre to explode in 2014/2015.
Social justice warriors are such heroes. So smart. So brave. What would society do without them?!
From someone who was there:
1. The area is called Leimert Park Village, not Leimert Plaza Park.
2. This same show & production co displaced 75 homeless people near Downtown LA in December, so this was not their first time displacing the homeless.
3. The City of LA locked this park two years ago based on a racially restrictive covenant from 1927. The area is considered the African American cultural center in Los Angeles. Mass gentrification is occurring here. Yet the City opened the park for this white production company to shoot a white produced show.
4. The production company’s “security” assaulted the protesters. Two of the protesters had to go to the hospital to be treated for concussions, bruised ribs, concussions & back injuries.
5. Neither Apple TV nor the production has reached out to the injured protesters. One of the protesters got the production company contact from the filming notice & called before the protest started. Film LA was also notified of the protest. Film LA has not contacted the injured protesters.