Vili fualaau biography definition

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Latest News: Vili Fualaau Takes Offense to May December Movie

Vili Fualaau says he is “offended by” May December, the 2023 Netflix movie at least partially based on his scandalous relationship with his former teacher Mary Kay Letourneau, and questions why filmmakers didn’t consult him about the project.

Vili fualaau biography definition

“I’m still alive and well. If they had reached out to me, we could have worked together on a masterpiece,” Fualaau, 40, told The Hollywood Reporter. “Instead, they chose to do a ripoff of my original story. I’m offended by the entire project and the lack of respect given to me—who lived through a real story and is still living it.”

According to screenwriter Samy Burch, the story of Fualaau and Letourneau merely served as a “jumping-off” point for the film.

However, the characters of Gracie Atherton-Yoo and Joe Yoo, played respectively by Julianne Moore and Charles Melton, share multiple similarities to the real couple. Director Todd Haynes prev