American Sports Story

WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for American Sports Story’s finale.

The series finale of FX’sAmerican Sports Storyportrayed real-life celebrity attorney Jose Baez representing convicted murderer Aaron Hernandez.

Hernandez was already facing a lifetime prison sentence without the possibility of parole for killing Lloyd.

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Despite this stroke of opportunity, Hernandez died by suicide in his prison cell in 2017.

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This is the main reason why Hernandez was acquitted.

Jose Pablo Cantillo as Jose Baez in American Sports Story

He gained an international spotlight by defending Anthony between 2008 and 2011.

Baez also introduced the theory that Anthony’s father, George, buried Caylee’s body.

He was determined to help Hernandez appeal his murder conviction until Hernandez was found dead in April 2017.

Aaron Hernandez and Jose Baez

American Sports Story is a TV show from Stu Zicherman and executive produced by Ryan Murphy. The series stars Josh Andrés Rivera as Aaron Hernandez and Patrick Schwarzenegger as Tim Tebow. The sports anthology series serves as the fourth installment in Murphy’s “American Story” franchise.

According toInquisitr, Baez stated that Hernandez, “had a serious brain disease.

We need more awareness of it, or were going to see more suicides.

There has been no recent reporting on the status of this lawsuit.

Casey Anthony in court.

However, both the NFL and Riddell stated they would vigorously fight it.

Baez and his associates Ronald Sullivan and Duncan Levin served on Weinstein’s defense team until late 2019.

Baez represented Mark Nordlicht, the CIO of Platinum Partners, a billion-dollar hedge fund, in 2019.

Jose Baez and Shayanna Jenkins in Killer Inside Aaron Hernandez documentary

Nordlicht faced charges of securities fraud, investment adviser fraud, and multiple counts of conspiracy.

The United States government accused Nordlicht of participating in a large-scale Ponzi scheme.

Baez, along with his associates Sullivan and Levin, won acquittals on all counts for Nordlicht.

Harvey Weinstein at trial

However, an appeals court later reversed the acquittals and convicted Nordlicht.

The series stars Josh Andres Rivera as Aaron Hernandez and Patrick Schwarzenegger as Tim Tebow.

The sports anthology series serves as the fourth installment in Murphy’s “American Story” franchise.

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