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First Look at Leslie Jordan in ‘United States vs. Billie Holiday’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIn Lee Daniel’s upcoming “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” coming to Hulu on Feb. 26, Andra Day plays legendary Billie Holiday.

The film centers around her 1940s court trial and her encounters with the Federal Bureau of Narcotics.Leslie Jordan plays journalist Reginald Lord Devine, who sits down with Holiday for an interview to discuss “Strange Fruit.” The song, which condemns the U.S.

history of lynching Black people, caused Holiday to come  under fire by the agency.Of Jordan’s casting, Daniels says, “I’m a big fan of Leslie’s and I’ve always wanted to work with him.

When I was thinking about this character — a journalist who interviews celebrities down on their luck – I envisioned a fusion of Quentin.

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