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Production on an upcoming TV series starring Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong'o was halted late last week after a group in Baltimore threatened the production crew,
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according to authorities. "Lady in the Lake" was filming in Baltimore when a group of people threatened to shoot a member of the crew, according to police.
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According to a Baltimore Police Department spokesperson,
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"locals threatened the producers of the film that if they didn't stop production, they would come back later... and shoot someone."
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""The locals then told the producers that if they paid them, the production would be allowed to continue,"
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"The production's leaders decided to err on the side of caution and reschedule the shoot after finding another location,"
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a spokesperson for CBS Baltimore said.
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The amount of money allegedly demanded was not confirmed by the spokesperson,
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but The Baltimore Banner reported that the group attempted to extort $50,000 from the crew.
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Based on the best-selling author Laura Lippman's book ,