Brand Icon Image recalls that Hushpuppi, renowned for his
luxury lifestyle, had been arrested in the UAE in June 2020 alongside 11 of his
associates concerning allegations bordering on hacking, impersonation,
scamming, banking fraud, and identity theft.
His extradition to the US came after the UAE police carried
out his arrest in a special operation
dubbed “Fox Hunt 2” where he was accused of defrauding 1.9 million victims to
the tune of N168 billion.
He was thereafter arraigned and detained at the Metropolitan
Correctional Center (MCC) in Chicago ahead of his trial.
The socialite recently pleaded guilty to the money
laundering charges against him, which makes him likely to spend 20 years in
prison.
According to deadline, Abudu and Packer are now collaborating
to develop an untitled project based on a detailed article authored about
Hushpuppi by Evan Ratliff, a Bloomberg journalist who covered the cyber fraud
case.
It is believed that both companies competitively won the
rights and set up the project at Universal Pictures.
Packer and James Lopez will produce through their Will
Packer Productions and Abudu using her own EbonyLife TV.
Also speaking about the project, Ebonylife Studios boss, Mo Abudu revealed the inspiration behind co-producing
anticipated blockbuster movie centered around Ray Hushpuppi’s life.
In an Instagram post on her verified handle on Friday, the
media mogul reiterated that her firm is positioned to ensure the depth and
authenticity of this film.
She state that it is why EbonyLife needed to partner with a
major Hollywood producer like Will Packer Productions to act out the movie on
the Billionaire Gucci master.
In her post, Mo Abudu notes that EbonyLife understands the
environment of poverty and deprivation that breeds highly talented and
fundamentally flawed characters like Hushpuppi.
Mo Abudu says Will Power Parker, however, knows how to
create stories with global appeal.
Also speaking about the film, Packer said: “Ten months ago,
Mo pitched us a rich and entertaining concept steeped in Nigerian culture that
can only be told with the help of her unique perspective.
“Together we knew Evan’s work was the definitive telling and
the perfect anchor of this saga.”
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