BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors is quietly dumped from Warner Bros after her multi-platform TV deal to create original shows telling black stories produced ZERO content after two years
- Patrisse Cullors, 39, signed a deal with Warner Bros in 2020
- A source said: 'The deal, unfortunately, did not result in any produced shows'
A Black Lives Matter co-founder was quietly let go from Warner Bros deal after producing no content in the TV deal.
Patrisse Cullors, 39, signed a deal with the major production company in 2020
A source told the New York Post that no shows were produced during the contract. The source said: 'The deal, unfortunately, did not result in any produced shows.'
She reportedly had scripted a series about marijuana and black women leaders
Patrisse Cullors, 39, signed a deal with the major production company in 2020
Cullors told the Hollywood Reporter in January 2022 that she was working on a documentary about reparations
Cullors became a co-founder of BLM in 2013. The movement started in the courtyard of her Los Angeles home a decade ago.
Now, Black Lives Matter's national organization is at risk of going bankrupt after its finances plunged $8.5million into the red last year - while simultaneously handing multiple staff seven-figure salaries.
Yet despite the financial controversy and scrutiny, BLM continued to hire relatives of the founder, Patrisse Cullors, and several board members.
Cullors' brother, Paul Cullors, set up two companies which were paid $1.6million providing 'professional security services' for Black Lives Matter in 2022.
Paul Cullors also collected a $126,000 salary as 'head of security' on top of his consulting fees. He is best known as a graffiti artist, with no background in security.
For the year, 2021, tax filings revealed that BLM paid a company owned by Damon Turner, the father of Cullors' child, nearly $970,000 to help 'produce live events' and provide other 'creative services.'
'it looks like she's still keeping it all in the family'
The multi-platform deal was made to produce shows across the company's multiple revenue streams, including animated, children's content, scripted and unscripted shows.
And the cash flowing into BLM's coffers has dropped dramatically.
Donations plunged by 88 percent between 2021 and 2022, from $77million to just $9.3million for the most recent financial year.
In May 2022, it was revealed that Black Lives Matter spent more than $12million on luxury properties in Los Angeles and in Toronto.
The Toronto property was bought with grant money that was meant for 'activities to educate and support black communities'
Cullors
the group's $6 million Los Angeles mansion (pictured) was used for her 'personal' purposes
Cullors transferred millions from the organization to a charity run by her wife, Janaya Khan
She also has a $3 million property portfolio of her own, including homes in LA and Georgia
her brother, Paul Cullors
Donations to the national organization for Black Lives Matter saw a shocking drop-off of nearly 90 percent from 2021 to 2022, as the group's use of funds continued to cause controversy
Patrisse Cullors
D'Zhane Parker, left, Cicley Gay, center, and Shalomyah Bowers. A consulting firm run by Shalomyah Bowers, who is BLM's board secretary, was paid more than $1.7 million
Cicely Gay, 44, was appointed to the board of directors of Black Lives Matter's Global Network Foundation in April 2022
New Yorker article, pictured above
BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors (above) came under fire last year for a slew of high-profile property purchases. She has called reports investigating the $6 million mansion 'despicable' and claimed that criticisms against her are 'sexist and racist'
The home features six bedrooms and a pool in the back. BLM claimed the home was bought to provide a safe house for 'black creativity'
The mansion comes complete with a sound stage (pictured) and mini filming studio
the home's patio
The 'butler's pantry' in the kitchen (pictured)
A Victorian red brick mansion, which was previously home to the Communist Party, was bought by BLM
Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of BLM (left) is married to Janaya Khan (right), a Canadian activist.
Khan is one of Canada's most high-profile activists
Khan
Cullors (pictured) co-founded BLM in July 2013 with Opal Tometi and Alicia Garza.
Cullors, Garza and Tometi (left to right) co-founded the group, but Garza and Tometi left, leaving Cullors in charge as executive director
Black Lives Matter has grown into a global organization. Protesters are seen in Leeds, England
BLM protesters are pictured in Columbus, Ohio
Cullors speaking at Harvard Law School
BLM protesters in Portland, Oregon
Cullors bought this house in South Los Angeles - one of four she owns
The activist also bought a home in Conyers, Georgia
Cullors now owns three properties in Los Angeles - including this one in the hills above the city
BLM protesters tussle with police in Washington DC
At the height of the protests over the death of George Floyd in May 2020, celebrities were quick to donate millions to the cause
Actress Jennifer Aniston and former WWE star John Cena both handed over $1million each to the foundation
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds pledged $200k, with comedian and director Jordan Peele announcing he would give $1million
Chrissy Teigen was amongst the first to donate to people who took to the streets, pledging $200k with her husband John Legend
Cullors enjoyed a ritzy brunch outside at her estate with fellow officials Alicia Garza and Melina Abdullah
Her sprawling 6,500-square-foot compound includes a soundstage, seven bedrooms and bathrooms as well as a swimming pool
Cullors bought this three-bedroom and three-bath barn-style property in March 2021, for $1.4 million
Her 2,380 square-foot property includes a newly fitted sauna and plunge pool, as well as a children's slide and trampoline
Another Cullors property is now worth nearly $800,000, and Cullors added her wife, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter in Canada, to the deed in a family trust last year
They also have use of a 2,500-foot 'paved/grass' community runway that can accommodate small airplanes at their property in Conyers, Georgia
A consulting firm run by Shalomyah Bowers (pictured), who is BLM's board secretary, was paid more than $2.1 million for providing the organization with operational support
BLM paid a company owned by Damon Turner (left), the father of co-founder Patrisse Cullors' (right) child, nearly $970,000 to help 'produce live events' and provide other 'creative services'
Her brother, Paul Cullors, (left) set up two companies which were paid $1.6 million providing 'professional security services' for Black Lives Matter in 2022
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