Eminem cast as ‘White Boy Rick’ in 50-Cent’s Starz series about Detroit’s ‘Black Mafia Family’
Eminem is stepping back into acting. Wershe was released from the Michigan prison system in 2017 and transferred to Florida where he spent a few more years in prison for an unrelated crime. The 2018 film “White Boy Rick,” starring Matthew McConaughey and Richie Merritt as Wershe was inspired by Wershe’s involvement with law enforcement, crime and his subsequent prison sentence. The series, set to premiere on Sept. 26, will tell the story of how Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory formed a criminal empire in 1980s Detroit known as the Black Mafia Family. “I couldn’t do a show based in Detroit without incorporating the legend Eminem.”Snoop Dogg, Wood Harris and others have also been cast in the show.
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