Professional boxer and Michigan native Claressa Shields is in the news this week ahead of her biopic film premiere.
However, the headlines aren’t over the film or the two-time gold medalist’s boxing career. Instead, the talk behind the screen is about her beef with rapper Remy Ma.
Here’s what to know.
Who is Claressa Shields?
Claressa Shields is a professional boxer and mixed martial artist. She won gold medals in the women’s middleweight division at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. She also has won super middleweight, junior middleweight and middleweight professional boxing crowns.
Where is Claressa Shields from?
Shields is a Michigan native, born and raised in Flint.
Who is Claressa Shields in a feud with?
Shields was trending online Thursday after rapper Remy Ma took to social media to lash out at her husband Papoose over an affair with Shields. The beef led to Remy Ma and Papoose exchanging cheating accusations and Shields posting her own takes on the drama.
“Remy Ma vs. Claressa Shields drama heats up!,” Twitter celebrity watching account, chasethatclout, reported. “Remy accuses Papoose of cheating with the boxer, sharing alleged texts. Shields claps back, denies the affair, and even jokes about a boxing match. Both have since deleted posts, but the internet is buzzing.”
What is the Claressa Shields movie?
“The Fire Inside,” is a film about Claressa Shields’ journey from training as a boxer in Flint to becoming an Olympic gold medalist. The movie is written and produced by Barry Jenkins and directed by Rachel Morrison.
When will the Claressa Shields movie be released?
“The Fire Inside” will be released Dec. 25.
Who stars as Claressa Shields in the movie?
Ryan Destiny stars as Claressa Shields in “The Fire Inside.” The Detroit native won awards at the Denver International Film Festival and Celebration of Cinema and Television for the upcoming role.
Who is Remy Ma?
Reminisce Kioni Mackie, known as Remy Ma, is a rapper who rose to prominence for her work as a member of Fat Joe’s group, Terror Squad. Her debut solo album, There’s Something About Remy: Based on a True Story (2006), peaked at number 33 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Ma’s most commercially successful songs include “Whuteva”, “Lean Back” (with Terror Squad, “Conceited”, and “All the Way Up.” She won the BET Award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist in 2005 and 2017.
