The Lifetime community has been blasted for its forthcoming movie based mostly on the homicide of Gabby Petito — with critics calling the cable community “grasping” and “sick” for cashing in on the true-crime case.
“The Gabby Petito Story” is ready to premiere on Saturday — somewhat over a 12 months after the journey blogger, 22, was strangled to demise by her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, 23, whereas on a cross-country street journey.
Petito’s killing captivated the nation late final summer time, and Lifetime mentioned their two-hour telemovie will “discover Gabby and Brian’s difficult relationship and what might have gone incorrect throughout their cross-country journey that resulted in Gabby’s tragic homicide.”
Whereas many armchair detectives will little doubt be tuning in, others are outraged by how shortly the community managed to make the flick.
“I can’t imagine lifetime is already about to air a Gabby Petito film. It JUST occurred a 12 months in the past they usually already deliberate, wrote, and filmed a film? I extremely doubt the household gave their permission. How f–ked up is that?” one lady wrote on Twitter.
“Like they actually couldn’t wait a number of years?? No less than?? The household continues to be grieving, there’s nonetheless lawsuits happening, everybody noticed it unfold in actual time, and these dips–ts actually inexperienced lit and casted and filmed a an entire ass MOVIE??” the identical Twitter person additional raged.
One other disgusted pundit chimed in: “F–ok Lifetime for making a Gabby Petito film and the way did they even make a full film? Don’t we not know what occurred and by no means will since he’s useless? They simply makin s–t up?”
A 3rd critic claimed that the telemovie was notably insensitive to Petito’s dad and mom, who're nonetheless mourning the demise of their daughter.
“I really feel that as an alternative of Lifetime doing a film concerning the homicide of Gabby Petito, they'll simply spend money on massive vats of salt which they'll then pour instantly into the very uncooked and open wounds of Gabby’s family and friends who're nonetheless grieving dropping her somewhat over a 12 months in the past,” they said.
The Publish has contacted Lifetime for a touch upon whether or not they tried to seek the advice of Petito’s household for the movie.
Lifetime isn’t the one community to face backlash for creating movies and exhibits based mostly off of infamous murders, with many claiming it's unethical for corporations to revenue off real-life instances.
The principle stars of the brand new Lifetime film bear an uncanny resemblance to the true life Laundrie and Petito.
As a lot stays unknown concerning the couple's closing days collectively, it is anticipated that screenwriters may have taken dramatic license, speculating as to what went down between the pair.
Many say it is unethical for corporations to revenue off true-crime instances.
This week, Netflix was additionally slammed for “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” — their 10-part sequence concerning the ugly slayings dedicated by the notorious Wisconsin serial killer.
Petito set off on a cross-country street journey with Laundrie on July 2 final 12 months. The blond blogger was reported lacking by her dad and mom on Sept. 11 after they stopped listening to from her.
Laundrie was subsequently named as an individual of curiosity, after which he vanished — sparking a widespread manhunt and nationwide curiosity within the case.
Petito’s stays have been finally uncovered in a nationwide park in Wyoming, along with her explanation for demise confirmed as strangulation.
Laundrie was later discovered useless at a Florida park from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A pocket book discovered subsequent to his physique featured a handwritten entry during which he confessed to killing Petito.
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