On August 17 , 2015 , Michel ' le , Dr. Dres former girlfriend and mother of one of his children , did an exclusive interview with Vlad TV . In the interview , the former Ruthless and Death Row Records artist ponders her and Dre 's abusive relationship and she states that she was aware she was not included in the '' Straight Outta Compton '' film . " Why would Dre put me in it ? I mean 'cause if they start from where they start from I was just a quiet girlfriend who got beat up and told to shut up . " On August 18 , 2015 , Gawker published an editorial by Dee Barnes titled " Here 's What 's Missing From Straight Outta Compton : Me and the Other Women Dr. Dre Beat Up " . Barnes notes that Dr. Dre had repeated instances of physical abuse to female associates during his time in N.W.A , to include the infamous January 1991 beating of Barnes in the bathroom of Po Na Na Souk nightclub . In the film , the incidents were never acknowledged . She further notes that important women from the era with close and historically important ties to N.W.A ( JJ Fad , Yo Yo , Tairrie B , etc. ) were absent from the film . In the end , most women portrayed in the film are partying groupies , with Barnes feeling that it could have also acknowledged the female MCs who contributed to N.W.A 's and/or individual members ' success . Gerrick D. Kennedy of the '' Los Angeles Times '' revealed the Barnes incident was originally included in an earlier version of the film 's script . On August 21 , 2015 , Dr. Dre responded , apologizing to " the women I ’ve hurt . I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives . " The next day , Apple Inc. , which bought Beats Electronics for $ 3 billion in 2014 from Dr. Dre and made him an executive , weighed in on the abuse allegations to offer their support to Dre . Apple said in a statement , " Dre has apologized for the mistakes he 's made in the past and he 's said that he 's not the same person that he was 25 years ago . " On August 26 , 2015 , Randall Roberts of the '' Los Angeles Times '' criticized the film for leaving out the story of the all female rap group J. J. Fad and how some in the media claim the group was responsible for " forging a path for the breakout success of N.W.A. " The film received numerous award nominations , including one for Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars
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Straight Outta Compton (film)