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Henrietta Lacks family accuses Oprah & HBO of taking advantage of story

Lawrence Lacks, the executor of his mother Henrietta Lacks‘ estate, says Oprah Winfrey, OWN, HARPO, HBO, Crown Publishing, and Random House’s upcoming movie, based on Rebecca Skloot’s book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” is an inaccurate portrayal of his family. What’s more, he says, these entities continue the cycle of profiting from Henrietta’s legacy […]

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