"Turtleboy blogger and "Free Karen Read" champion Aidan Kearney is making the leap from livestreams to the big screen, with a docuseries in production and a feature film reportedly on the way. Production company Compelling Pictures revealed its two-pronged approach to Deadline, which reported that the projects will track Kearney and his vocal, acerbic, and at times controversial support of Read throughout her two murder trials."
"His prolific coverage of the case propelled him into the national spotlight and even landed him in jail for roughly two months after he was charged with intimidating witnesses. When jurors acquitted Read of murder and manslaughter charges in June, Kearney celebrated the verdict as something of a personal victory. The Norfolk County District Attorney's Office later dropped one of its witness intimidation cases against Kearney in October, though he still faces two similar cases in connection with his coverage of Read's case."
Compelling Pictures is producing a docuseries and pursuing a feature film that will follow Aidan Kearney and his outspoken support for Karen Read during her two murder trials. The planned feature aims for a tone influenced by Boston films such as Spotlight and Mystic River. Kearney rose to prominence for his confrontational reporting and his public advocacy of Read's innocence in the 2022 death of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, backing a defense theory that she was framed. Kearney was jailed for roughly two months on witness intimidation charges, celebrated Read's acquittal, had one intimidation case dropped, and continues to face two similar cases while asserting First Amendment protections.
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