--- description: Lawyer says Knight wouldn’t like it because a lot of the movie because "it is exaggerated and silly and ridiculous" title: Straight Outta Compton: Suge Knight Lawyer Says its 'Exaggerated' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5bc4806a79ba0655/698852f1428a9e4bbfccd897/468912360.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Suge Knight Lawyer Blasts _Straight Outta Compton_ ## Video: Straight Outta Compton Trailer [Watch (HLS stream): Straight Outta Compton Trailer](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4Agg6nY6.m3u8) (2:26)  _Published 2015-05-26. Straight Outta Compton Trailer_ by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 18, 2015 12:58 PM CUT  Marion "Suge" Knight appears in court with his lawyer for a preliminary hearing at the Criminal Courts Building in Los Angeles on April 8, 2015. Marion "Suge" Knight appears in court with his lawyer for a preliminary hearing at the Criminal Courts Building in Los Angeles on April 8, 2015.David Buchan—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 18, 2015 12:58 PM CUT A lawyer for Suge Knight, the former music mogul facing murder charges for his alleged involvement in a deadly hit-and-run accident, says the box office hit _Straight Outta Compton_ is not as true-to-life as its producers make it seem. In an interview with the Wrap, Attorney Thomas Mesereau blasted the film, which chronicles the rise of the Compton-based gangsta rap group N.W.A.. Knight is portrayed in the film by a lookalike with a brash style and a penchant for violence. In the film, his character physically attacks N.W.A. leader Eazy E in order to get Dr. Dre out of his contract. Mesereau, however, insists the story is “exaggerated” and that his client is “misunderstood.” “I’m sure he wouldn’t like it because a lot of it is exaggerated and silly and ridiculous,” Mesereau told the Wrap, given that Knight can’t see the film because he’s in jail. He added: “A lot of the media does not realize how many good things he did for people, particularly in his community…He financed athletic facilities in schools, he gave money to the homeless, money to people in need.” “He’s a good person, and this will come out in due time,” the attorney said. Knight is currently awaiting trial on charges of murder and attempted murder after allegedly running over two men on the set of a _Straight Outta Compton_ promotional video. Read more at [_The Wrap_](http://www.thewrap.com/suge-knights-lawyer-slams-straight-outta-compton-as-exaggerated-and-silly/ "undefined")_._ _Read next:_ [_When N.W.A. Was America’s Most Dangerous Group_](http://time.com/3997534/nwa-history-1991/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day_](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/autoplay/?xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ### Here’s How the _Straight Outta Compton_ Actors Compare to Their Real-Life Counterparts  O'Shea Jackson, Jr. (Ice Cube's real life son) as Ice Cube Universal Pictures; Raymond Boyd—Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre Universal Pictures; Raymond Boyd—Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E Universal Pictures; Al Pereira—Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Neil Brown, Jr. as DJ Yella Universal Pictures; Raymond Boyd—Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Aldis Hodge as MC Ren Universal Pictures; Al Pereira—Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)  Paul Giamatti as Jerry Heller Universal Pictures; Victor Chavez—WireImage/Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4001405/suge-knight-compton/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4001405/suge-knight-compton/"},"headline":"Suge Knight Lawyer Blasts Straight Outta Compton","datePublished":"2015-08-18T12:58:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:02:00.830Z","description":"The lawyer said Knight wouldn’t like it because the movie \" is exaggerated and silly and ridiculous\"","url":"https://time.com/4001405/suge-knight-compton/","keywords":["movies","Dr. Dre","films"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5bc4806a79ba0655/698852f1428a9e4bbfccd897/468912360.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5bc4806a79ba0655/698852f1428a9e4bbfccd897/468912360.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Preliminary Hearing For Marion 'Suge' Knight In Robbery Charge Case","caption":"Preliminary Hearing For Marion 'Suge' Knight In Robbery Charge Case","creditText":"David Buchan—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4001405/suge-knight-compton/","name":"Suge Knight Lawyer Blasts Straight Outta Compton"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Straight Outta Compton Trailer","description":"Straight Outta Compton Trailer","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/4Agg6nY6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-05-26T17:14:28.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4Agg6nY6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4001405/suge-knight-compton/","duration":"PT2M26S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4001405/suge-knight-compton/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```