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Busta Rhymes Banned From NY Movie Set
Monday, March 12, 2007
By: Kenny Rodriguez
 Busta Rhymes was expecting to begin shooting his new film, “Order of Redemption,” in Manhattan on Saturday, until the New York Police Department intervened citing security concerns.
“The production agreed that Busta Rhymes would not be participating in the scenes shot here after the Police Department raised public safety concerns,” said Julianne Cho, associate commissioner with the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting.
The exact nature of the security concerns was not disclosed, but it may be related to a NYPD investigation into the shooting death of Busta’s bodyguard Israel Ramirez, a case in which the rapper has refused to cooperate with police.
“This is tremendously unfair to Busta, who has been nothing but professional during this project,” director Jeff Celentano said. “This is a bigger loss for the city of New York.”
“Order of Redemption,” a crime drama starring Academy Award nominee Tom Berenger, began its first day of production in Midtown Manhattan without Busta Rhymes.
The film is scheduled to continue to shooting in New York City for 14 non-consecutive days into early April.
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