The 56-year-old actress will next appear in Ava DuVernay’sWhen They See Uson Netflix about the Central Park Five scandal. Huffman stars as prosecutor Linda Fairstein, who led the case against the five teenagers convicted of the brutal rape of a jogger in 1989.
Fairstein has since been accused of coercing confessions out of the five teenagers, who were later exonerated in 2002.She has denied the teens were coercedand has defended authorities’ conduct in the case, according toThe Guardian.
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In the trailer released earlier this month, Huffman’s voice can be heard ordering police intervention in Harlem, near where the attack took place.
“Let’s get an army of blue up in Harlem,” Huffman can be heard saying as the shot lingers on the five detained teenagers. “You go into those projects and you stop every little thug you see. You bring in every kid who was in the park last night.”
The show arrives on Netflix on May 31. PEOPLE is out to the company for comment on Huffman’s appearance in the series.
The affidavit alleges that Huffman and “her spouse” made the $15,000 donation to KWF. Although she is married to actorWilliam H. Macy, he is not indicted in the case.
Prosecutors allege that dozens of parents — including Huffman and fellow actressLori Loughlin— paid sums to admissions consultant William Singer and his nonprofit organization, Key Worldwide Foundation (“KWF”). Then, prosecutors allege, the KWF would bribe coaches and administrators to accept the donors’ kids into prestigious college programs.
“Huffman and her spouse made a purported charitable contribution of $15,000 to KWF to participate in the college entrance exam cheating scheme on behalf of her oldest daughter,” the criminal complaint affidavit reads. “Huffman later made arrangements to pursue the scheme a second time, for her younger daughter, before deciding not to do so.”
source: people.com
