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Along with its streamer competitors like Netflix and Hulu, Lifetime isn't shy about tackling true-crime stories on screen, ranging from Casey Anthony to JonBenét Ramsey. The network is again dabbling in the genre with the upcoming movie "Let's Get Physical," a story that is just as bizarre and unbelievable as it is true. The movie, which stars Jenna Dewan as lead character Sadie, centers around one woman's double life as a dance instructor and head of a prostitution business.
"Let's Get Physical" is based on the true story of Alexis Wright, who, in 2012, was charged with leading a prostitution ring out of her Zumba dance studio and collecting nearly 150,000 from her services. Ahead of the film's release on Oct. 15, let's dive into the real story that inspired "Let's Get Physical."
Who Is Alexis Wright?
After graduating from the University of Southern Maine's Lewiston-Auburn College in...
Along with its streamer competitors like Netflix and Hulu, Lifetime isn't shy about tackling true-crime stories on screen, ranging from Casey Anthony to JonBenét Ramsey. The network is again dabbling in the genre with the upcoming movie "Let's Get Physical," a story that is just as bizarre and unbelievable as it is true. The movie, which stars Jenna Dewan as lead character Sadie, centers around one woman's double life as a dance instructor and head of a prostitution business.
"Let's Get Physical" is based on the true story of Alexis Wright, who, in 2012, was charged with leading a prostitution ring out of her Zumba dance studio and collecting nearly 150,000 from her services. Ahead of the film's release on Oct. 15, let's dive into the real story that inspired "Let's Get Physical."
Who Is Alexis Wright?
After graduating from the University of Southern Maine's Lewiston-Auburn College in...
- 10/14/2022
- by Alicia Geigel
- Popsugar.com
Claudia Karvan embarks on a literary adventure to explore the stories that have shaped the nation’s identity in Books That Made Us – a three-part documentary from Blackfella Films premiering on November 23 at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.
In the series, Karvan meets Richard Flanagan, Alexis Wright, Helen Garner, Tim Winton, David Malouf, Kate Grenville, Christos Tsiolkas, Thomas Keneally, Liane Moriarty, Trent Dalton, Kim Scott, and Melissa Lucashenko. She discovers the stories behind the stories, the workings of the writers’ imaginations and their motivation to write novels that have been shaped by Australia and, in turn, shaped the country.
Series producer and writer is Jacob Hickey, with producer Darren Dale. The ABC executive producer is Kalita Corrigan.
Developed and produced in association with the ABC, production funding from Screen Australia and produced with the assistance of Film Victoria.
The post ‘Books That Made Us’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
In the series, Karvan meets Richard Flanagan, Alexis Wright, Helen Garner, Tim Winton, David Malouf, Kate Grenville, Christos Tsiolkas, Thomas Keneally, Liane Moriarty, Trent Dalton, Kim Scott, and Melissa Lucashenko. She discovers the stories behind the stories, the workings of the writers’ imaginations and their motivation to write novels that have been shaped by Australia and, in turn, shaped the country.
Series producer and writer is Jacob Hickey, with producer Darren Dale. The ABC executive producer is Kalita Corrigan.
Developed and produced in association with the ABC, production funding from Screen Australia and produced with the assistance of Film Victoria.
The post ‘Books That Made Us’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
- 10/28/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Free D&G? The designing duo has been sentenced to one year and eight months in prison!
I hope orange is their color! It seems the iconic fashion brand is facing serious legal trouble, and by trouble we mean they might be headed straight to the slammer. Domenico Dolce, 54, and Stefano Gabbana, 50, have been sentenced to prison after being found guilty of tax evasion — and we have all the details.
Dolce And Gabbana Jail?
During a June 19 trial, the Italian designers were found guilty of tax evasion. A jury met for three hours to reach a verdict in the case. However, this is just the first of the three-part deliberation that will decide the fashion duo’s fate.
According to an article on Vogue UK,”Judge Antonella Brambilla ruled in the case on one of two counts. They were cleared of the second count – involving the valuation of their company...
I hope orange is their color! It seems the iconic fashion brand is facing serious legal trouble, and by trouble we mean they might be headed straight to the slammer. Domenico Dolce, 54, and Stefano Gabbana, 50, have been sentenced to prison after being found guilty of tax evasion — and we have all the details.
Dolce And Gabbana Jail?
During a June 19 trial, the Italian designers were found guilty of tax evasion. A jury met for three hours to reach a verdict in the case. However, this is just the first of the three-part deliberation that will decide the fashion duo’s fate.
According to an article on Vogue UK,”Judge Antonella Brambilla ruled in the case on one of two counts. They were cleared of the second count – involving the valuation of their company...
- 6/19/2013
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
The trial of the Zumba instructor who was at the center of a salacious prostitution and conspiracy scandal finally came to an end on May 31. Alexis accepted a plea bargain to 20 misdemeanor counts that will land her in jail for close to a year.
Alexis Wright, 30, sat in a Maine courthouse on May 31, struggling to fight back tears as her trial came to a close. She had just been sentenced to 10 months in jail on counts of prostitution, conspiracy, tax evasion, and theft by deception, among others, but she professed that she was glad to finally be able to move on from her former life.
Alexis Wright: ‘I’m Free From This’
“In my eyes I’m free. I’m free from this,” she told the judge. “I have an incredible amount of strength that I knew was in me somewhere. Now that I have the strength I want...
Alexis Wright, 30, sat in a Maine courthouse on May 31, struggling to fight back tears as her trial came to a close. She had just been sentenced to 10 months in jail on counts of prostitution, conspiracy, tax evasion, and theft by deception, among others, but she professed that she was glad to finally be able to move on from her former life.
Alexis Wright: ‘I’m Free From This’
“In my eyes I’m free. I’m free from this,” she told the judge. “I have an incredible amount of strength that I knew was in me somewhere. Now that I have the strength I want...
- 6/1/2013
- by Andrew Gruttadaro
- HollywoodLife
A Zumba fitness instructor at the center of a prostitution scandal featuring sex videos, adultery and more than 100 clients told a judge who sentenced her Friday to 10 months in jail that she's happy to have escaped her former life. Sniffling and fighting back tears, Alexis Wright said she felt relief when police raided her business on Feb. 12, 2012, because she wanted out. "In my eyes I'm free. I'm free from this," she told the judge. "I have an incredible amount of strength that I knew was in me somewhere. Now that I have the strength I want to encourage others to come forward.
- 6/1/2013
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
Kennebunk, Maine — Zumba instructor and single mom moonlights as hooker.
From the start, the case against Alexis Wright read like the TV Guide synopsis for one of those steamy Lifetime made-for-television movies.
There was Wright, the raven-haired fitness instructor who taught Zumba to soccer moms in a picturesque New England town while leading a double life as a prostitute with a customer list that was said to include prominent people, all of whom were secretly videotaped in the act.
There was also the business partner who watched via Skype from 100 miles away. The pizza delivery guy who got an eyeful when Wright dropped her towel. And the tenants in Wright's building who got suspicious about all the moaning and groaning.
Whether her tale makes it to the small screen remains to be seen. Wright's lawyer isn't saying what her client intends to do. But there is nothing specifically in state...
From the start, the case against Alexis Wright read like the TV Guide synopsis for one of those steamy Lifetime made-for-television movies.
There was Wright, the raven-haired fitness instructor who taught Zumba to soccer moms in a picturesque New England town while leading a double life as a prostitute with a customer list that was said to include prominent people, all of whom were secretly videotaped in the act.
There was also the business partner who watched via Skype from 100 miles away. The pizza delivery guy who got an eyeful when Wright dropped her towel. And the tenants in Wright's building who got suspicious about all the moaning and groaning.
Whether her tale makes it to the small screen remains to be seen. Wright's lawyer isn't saying what her client intends to do. But there is nothing specifically in state...
- 4/3/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Alexis Wright allegedly turned her Zumba dance studio into a busy brothel -- which is really bad ... or really good capitalism. We're not sure ... those Zumba moves really mess with your head. Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local listings! Read more...
- 10/18/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
A former mayor of South Portland, Maine, is among some 100 men accused of paying a Zumba instructor for sex in the vacation town of Kennebunk, according to a client list released by police on Tuesday. James A. Soule, a former council member from a prominent Portland family who last served as mayor (a largely ceremonial post) in 2008, was named on Kennebunk Zumba instructor Alexis Wright's list, reports the Portland Press Herald. Police say Wright ran a sex-for-pay operation out of the dance studio. Among the other alleged clients, say reports, are an attorney, a forester and a real estate appraiser.
- 10/17/2012
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan
- PEOPLE.com
Following the release of the names of 21 of the people involved in the Alexis Wright Maine prostitution scandal, a judge has granted a request for additional information about the people involved to be revealed.
The initial list only included the names of those who had solicited sex from the Zumba instructor and prostitute, which lead to some confusion when innocent members of the Kennebunk, Me. community were mistaken for those who were actually being called into court. On Tuesday, Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren agreed to release the addresses and ages of the names in question along with some additional information after receiving a request from the Portland Press Herald, the Associated Press reports.
We now know that former South Portland Mayor James Soule had purchased sexual activities from Wright, as well as a lawyer and real estate appraiser. The ages of the men on the list range from age...
The initial list only included the names of those who had solicited sex from the Zumba instructor and prostitute, which lead to some confusion when innocent members of the Kennebunk, Me. community were mistaken for those who were actually being called into court. On Tuesday, Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren agreed to release the addresses and ages of the names in question along with some additional information after receiving a request from the Portland Press Herald, the Associated Press reports.
We now know that former South Portland Mayor James Soule had purchased sexual activities from Wright, as well as a lawyer and real estate appraiser. The ages of the men on the list range from age...
- 10/17/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Alexis Wright, a 29-year-old Zumba instructor living in Maine, was doing a lot more than just working out in her Kennebunk studio. It turns out she actually was running a prostitution ring along with her alleged business partner and occasional lover Mark Strong Sr., 57.
Wright, who is a single mother, pleaded not guilty to 106 counts of prostitution, violation of privacy, tax evasion and other charges for allegedly providing sex for money. Strong pleaded not guilty to 59 counts of promotion of prostitution and violation of privacy.
In addition to these claims, prosecutors gathered more than 100 hours of video and close to 14,000 screen shots from seized computers that show Wright engaging in sexual conduct with people including Strong, CBS News reports. The identities of those Wright serviced aren't being kept a secret, either: townspeople say doctors, lawyers, law enforcement officials, a TV personality and other recognizable names are all on the list of Wright's clients.
Wright, who is a single mother, pleaded not guilty to 106 counts of prostitution, violation of privacy, tax evasion and other charges for allegedly providing sex for money. Strong pleaded not guilty to 59 counts of promotion of prostitution and violation of privacy.
In addition to these claims, prosecutors gathered more than 100 hours of video and close to 14,000 screen shots from seized computers that show Wright engaging in sexual conduct with people including Strong, CBS News reports. The identities of those Wright serviced aren't being kept a secret, either: townspeople say doctors, lawyers, law enforcement officials, a TV personality and other recognizable names are all on the list of Wright's clients.
- 10/11/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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