In February 2016, it was announced James Franco would direct the film, from a screenplay by Andrew Neel and Mike Roberts. About a month later, Rolling Stone 's David Kushner published an article interviewing people involved in the story while the article noted several inconsistencies in the stories, and King has admitted to embellishing some of the more sensational details, most of the involved have admitted to the general gist of the story. In October 2015, Detroit waitress Aziah "Zola" King posted a 148-tweet thread about a trip she took to Florida with a stripper named Jessica the story, containing details of prostitution, murder and an attempted suicide, quickly went viral, garnering the recognition of people such as Missy Elliott, Solange Knowles and Ava DuVernay. In the car, Stefani proclaims her love for Zola, but is met with cool disgust as an exhausted Zola looks out the window and ignores her. Zola, Stefani, and X leave to take Derrek to the hospital. Derrek immediately throws himself over a balcony, landing on concrete below and injuring his head. When X touts his possession of Stefani, Derrek threatens to commit suicide should Stefani remain loyal to X.
The group eventually arrives at a large, luxurious home X shares with Baybe. The group flee the hotel, disposing of Dion's guns by throwing them into the Tampa Bay. As Zola is groped by Dion, X manages to draw the gun Zola has in her purse, then shoots Dion in the throat.
At gunpoint, X offers the men $50,000, along with possession of Zola, if they let him and Derrek leave with Stefani, who has been beaten unconscious.
The three return to the room and find the men inside are Dion and an accomplice, armed with shotguns, who have posed as clients in order to rob Stefani of her earnings. A terrified Zola flees and calls X and Derrek on her phone. Upon opening the hotel room door, Stefani is grabbed by the client and forced into the room. After calming the situation, X gives Zola a gun for the women's protection, and Stefani and Zola are sent out so Stefani can continue to meet with clients.Īfter Stefani engages in a gang bang at a private residence, the two women visit another hotel, where a client has responded to their Backpage ad. Derrek and Stefani's quarreling is interrupted when X bursts in with Baybe, his lover and madam, who is armed with a gun. Zola is angered and loses all trust in Stefani. When Derrek realizes Stefani is again engaging in prostitution, he argues with her, revealing to Zola that Stefani has manipulated other dancers into unwittingly participating in similar prostitution rackets. Worried that Dion and his friend will rob them, X forces the group to flee.Īfter arriving at another hotel, X arranges for Stefani to see more clients at various locations, while a reluctant Zola stands by to ensure Stefani's safety. When X, Stefani, and Zola return to the motel, X is enraged to discover that Derrek informed Dion about their reason for visiting Tampa. Meanwhile, Derrek, left to his own devices, befriends a man named Dion whom he meets at the motel. X is initially insulted by Zola's intervention, but grows impressed. Zola edits the Backpage advertisement to help Stefani earn more money by the end of the night, Stefani has made over $8,000. Zola, who does not wish to participate, is affronted when she learns that X is charging only $150 per client. X brings the women to an upscale hotel, where Stefani proceeds to have sex with a male client. Zola attempts to leave, but is threatened by X, who reveals himself to be Stefani's pimp. After, Zola learns that Stefani and X have posted photos of her and Stefani in a Backpage advertisement selling a night of sex with them. The two perform at the club, but do not net nearly as much as Stefani insisted they would. Upon arriving in Tampa, Stefani, Zola, and X leave Derrek at a seedy motel while they visit the club where Stefani claims her friends earned over $5,000 in one night. Zola joins Stefani, her mysterious roommate, X, and Stefani's sheepish boyfriend, Derrek, on a road trip. The next day, Stefani proposes that Zola join her on a road trip to Tampa, Florida, the location of a strip club where Stefani claims the two can make significant money. Stefani invites Zola to dance with her at a club that night, and the two form a quick friendship. Aziah "Zola" King, a self-assured waitress and part-time stripper in Detroit, meets Stefani, an outgoing and crass fellow stripper, while serving her at work.
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