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Kemi Badenoch Fuels Controversy Over Netflix Series Claim

4/1/2025

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Kemi Badenoch has stirred controversy by endorsing a conspiracy theory that Netflix's "Adolescence" is rooted in a real crime involving a Black boy. Co-writer Jack Thorne swiftly refuted this claim, clarifying that the series explores universal themes of masculinity and crime, centered around a fictional family's struggle after their son's murder arrest.

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Kemi Badenoch has stirred controversy by endorsing a conspiracy theory that Netflix's "Adolescence" is rooted in a real crime involving a Black boy. Co-writer Jack Thorne swiftly refuted this claim, clarifying that the series explores universal themes of masculinity and crime, centered around a fictional family's struggle after their son's murder arrest.