Natalie Portman’s new series for Apple TV +, arrested after receiving death threats

For many towns and cities, being the scene of a filming is an honor. It gives an opportunity to show the site to the world, to obtain financing, increase employment and, why not, sometimes even to receive a visit from a star. Any site would be lucky to host Natalie Portman and make room for his new series, The Lady in the Lake. anywhere except baltimoreas recent events show.

As reported by Deadline through the report of the baltimore policethe new series of AppleTV+ is receiving strong extortions from natural people of the city. According to several police officers, the filming had to be interrupted several times because someone approached them to threaten them: “if you don’t stop filming we’ll come back and shoot someone“.

On the other hand, these threats are accompanied by extortion, since for the moment there has been no incident of a violent nature. And it hasn’t just happened because some drug dealers have first tried to extort money from the team, promising not to intervene if they get paid. $50,000.

Due to all these circumstances, the production of The Lady in the Lake has been forced to stop its production and filming, including Natalie Portman herself. “On Friday afternoon, on the Baltimore set for the series, prior to the arrival of the cast and crew, a driver from our production crew was confronted by two men, one of whom brandished a gun aimed at our driver, and then fled the scene. We are working with the Baltimore Police Department as the investigation is ongoing,” reported the studio responsible for the series in the latest statement. Meanwhile, the series remains stopped waiting for security measures to increase and calm down. things in Baltimore, where they don’t seem to feel so lucky to host Portman and the series.

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