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Why did Michaela Coel say no to Netflix?

ALSO: Why Hamilton won't win an Oscar.

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Dan Barrett
Jul 06, 2020
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Why did Michaela Coel say no to Netflix?

The hip show of the moment is HBO’s I May Destroy You - a dramedy about a young writer played by series writer-creator Michaela Coel. The auteur created the show based on her personal experience of being sexually assaulted during the making of Chewing Gum, a series that took Coel to global attention via Netflix.

Considering that Coel became so well known…

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