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FAMILY MEMBER OF THE “COCAINE BEAR” SPEAKS OUT
from The Medium 3/1/2023
by The Medium
BY LEXA PREAUX
DROOLING OVER COCAINE BEAR
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Released February 24th, Cocaine Bear has been met with much audience praise due to its shocking comedy and ridiculous premise. On paper, it looks like a win for director Elizabeth Banks. On the other hand, the blockbuster has proven to be more of a painful reminder of tragedy for some. The movie mauling theaters today is no true story, but no work of complete fiction either. The true story of the “Cocaine Bear” begins with a case of cocaine being tossed from a plane into the forest and ends, at least for the bear, with an overdose, the high of a lifetime, and a quick death. The original story is known for the crime behind the alleged cocaine-smuggling pilots as well as the ridiculous circumstance of a bear coming across cocaine, but the movie reflects a much more comedic telling of a bear enraged and rampageous while on cocaine. Relatives of “Cocaine Bear” recently spoke to the press and announced their plans to take legal action. The family claims the film portrays something far beyond anything they had agreed to when they sold their late family member’s story to Universal Pictures. Freddy, brother of the “cocaine bear” and woodland creature native to the
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same forest where this tragedy struck, alleges that terms originally stated that the death of his brother would be honored with accuracy and would take the form of a biopic. Instead, what was released was a “disgusting mockery of addiction and substance abuse.” Freddy shed more light on the dark past of the “cocaine bear,” detailing
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