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<p><i></i></p></div></div></div></div></header></div></body></html>";s:4:"text";s:37769:"Apple declined to comment on what Mrs. Garrett writes below; an email to Garrett Jr, who has denied Cynthia Garrett’s molestation allegations, got no answer. The two ex-wives of the late Bernard Garrett are imploring Apple Inc to change course and permanently shelve the film amid sexual misconduct allegations against Garrett's son, a producer on the film. He had a few great assets but the bulk of his wealth was acquired after we met. November 6, 2020 Uncategorized Leave a Comment on eunice garrett, wife of bernard garrett. We remain hopeful that the film will bring honor to the Garrett family name, and give his heirs a long-overdue platform from which to tell his story in greater detail.”. The pride they exhibit is shocking. eunice garrett, wife of bernard garrett. I am the woman who lived the story at the center of the film The Banker, and it is my turn to speak. My husband went to Terminal Island in Long beach California. For more on this, read The Hollywood Reporter story in full. Mr. Nolfi, the director of the film, and Bernie Jr are wrong to slander and attack me when my husband (the main character in the film) is not even alive to rebuke their lies and misrepresentations of him, me, our marriage and our 6 children. Financial literacy is true freedom. Share Obituary: Eunice Irene Garrett. Together they had a son, Bernard Garrett Jr. in the 1960s, he married Linda, and they had six children together. Some Interesting Facts about Bernard Garrett Sr. My husband was not a victim. My name is Linda Garrett. Apple halted the movie to investigate these allegations and decided to bring the story to market beginning on March 20 once their investigation had concluded. He could not hire blacks in his white banks back in the ’60s so he hired white women because they too were marginalized back then. Dated May 16, 1969. "Bernard Jr. has already been paid for this movie. It would be another thing if the story was somehow shaped to protect him, but none of that is true,” Nolfi said. My 6 kids, and his 2 kids with his wife after me, pooled their money to bury their father. We will not just shut up and go away. My dad would turn in his grave. Garrett's wife Eunice (Nia Long) joins them and they train a working class-white man, Matt Steiner (Nicholas Hoult) to pose as the rich and privileged face of their burgeoning real estate and banking empire – while Garrett and Morris pose as a janitor and a chauffeur. Somewhat more problematic from a truthiness point of view is the character of Garrett’s wife, Eunice (Nia Long), who’s presented here as loving, supportive, and conscious of the longer road a woman might have to travel in similar circumstances. Dated May 16, 1969. If I could spit, I would. My husband and Joe went to Pres. 1968 – Our 4th child, Steven, was born at Morningside Medical Hospital — we were fighting my husband’s charges and the IRS still. Originally slated to debut as the AFI Fest's closing movie, the Cupertino Based Tech Giant pulled the film, which caused event organizers to scatter last minute in an attempt to find a replacement, which ended up being Netflix's A Marriage Story. My husband was more interested in fighting for people of color to understand what to do with the rights men like MLK and Malcolm X were fighting for. There is one with Nia Long who knows my sons from high school. I became pregnant with D’Antonio, our 6th child, named after our friend D’Antonio, an Italian that my husband befriended while at Terminal Island.  We met after that. If I were asked for the facts of our life we would not be where we are today – and we will certainly not stand by silently while Bernie Jr. profits from his actions with the help of filmmakers and film distributors acting negligently in heaping emotional turmoil on my family. She is the wife whom Bernard Garrett Sr. married after divorcing Eunice Garrett, the only spouse depicted in the film. Everybody was after us. I find every person involved in this film to represent vultures. Meanwhile, Garrett wanted to give back to his community who were just as disadvantaged as he was. I am a 75-year-old woman who has raised my 6 kids — and a whole bunch extra. He should legally be in jail. Recommend Eunice's obituary to your friends. This is a matter of public record. Bernard Garrett Moves to California With Family In a beat-up van, Garrett, his first wife Eunice, and their small children, drove to California in 1945 in pursuit of opportunity. I wondered how this could be possible that he could steal from us yet again. Joe really put it out there when he went on the David Susskind show. They met in a bank where Linda worked, and Bernard had an account at the same bank. This is all a matter of public record also if you know where to look and who to ask. My review of congressional statements that concerned MY life and MY personal experience is all that matters. Tina Turner and Ike Turner used to sing at the 5-4-Ballroom next to the bank I worked at where Bernie and I met. Dated May 16, 1969. According to the complaint, the defendants, Joseph B. Morris and Bernard S. Garrett, bought 54 per cent of the Marlin bank last summer. (Photo by Jean-Paul Aussenard/WireImage). We have photos of Bernie Jr hanging with Mr. Nolfi and Samuel Jackson and Anthony Mackie and the actors on set. Financial literacy is true freedom. <p>Cynthia Garrett graduated from USC School of Law and went on to study comparative law at the University of Oxford in the U.K. She was born on September 25, 1930, to the late Henry Davis Garrett and Eunice Mae Nethercutt Garrett. Throw in the way in which Long articulates the impact of Garrett’s first wife Eunice, and you have four actors delivering a stunningly beautiful period piece. I have a copy of the deed. 1964 – St Joseph’s Hospital, San Francisco – Cynthia was born. In Bernard's early twenties, he was in the Korean War. It would have been nice to see them listen to the victims – our family who didn’t want any of this. The BankerÂ tells the story of a pair of 1960s African-American entrepreneurs named Bernard Garrett (Mackie) and Joe Morris (Jackson) and the white man they hired named Matt Steiner (Hoult) who pretended to be the head of their booming business empire. His zodiac sign was Virgo. I knew Matt Steiner and Melvin Belli well. Apple seems to be intent on releasing this film stolen from its victims in the worst sense of the word victim. Whatever he began with Eunice or anybody else became mine in 1962 when we married and I became his wife. And now it’ my turn to speak about the facts manipulated by this man. A day after Apple announced that it will release The Banker in March, with Anthony Mackie starring as the title character, Linda Garrett has broken her silence and provided Deadline with her version of events in which she describes being unfairly omitted from the film without even being contacted to lend input. I think responding gives air to the opinions of people that have taken advantage of us. I am living in the same home my husband helped me buy in 1978. I was his wife. My daughter has done nothing wrong except stand up for herself and her sister and our family against a sexual predator who has fortified himself with help from people, and companies, and corporations larger than us. I opened my home to him and he betrayed his dad, me, the family, and God on the deepest human level possible. That’s where we met. If anyone was interested in us or the truth or in “investigating claims” not one phone call has ever been made to us. I guess the girls were relieved that we left Bernie Jr behind. 1969 – Our son, Christopher, was born in September 1969 — we lived at 1535 W 35th street at the time. It involves helping other African American people to pursue their dreams. Garrett had two wives: Linda (1960’s) and Kathy Ussery (1990’s). What’s been done here is shocking. Joe Morris should have never gone on the David Susskind show and let the world know 2 black men controlled as much money as we did. He wrote a letter for early release. My husband divorced Eunice in 1959. The filmmkers provided Deadline with the following statement: “We understand that Linda Garrett and members of her family take issue with the fact that they were not dramatized in The Banker, and though we sympathize, we can only reiterate that our film is based almost entirely on Bernard Garrett Senior’s own narrative of his life, both in sworn testimony before the U.S. Senate in 1965 and in recorded interviews he did for the film itself. This simply never happened. Crooked is crooked in all colors. I was exhausted from years of moving my kids and fighting systems as a way of life. [The film focuses on Bernard Garrett Sr.’s first wife over his second.] So, if you want to threaten someone you come to me and leave my babies alone. No how no way! She is the oldest of six children born to Bernard Garrett Sr. and Linda Guillemette Garrett. Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters, Get our latest storiesin the feed of your favorite networks. She is the wife whom Bernard Garrett Sr. married after divorcing Eunice Garrett, the only spouse depicted in the film. My husband and I knew how to refill the financial coffers – so we went to Lincoln Savings & Loan and we took all of their REO’s off their books because they wanted to help us get back on our feet having always recognized my husband was a real estate tycoon. My husband and I marched on Washington with MLK in August 1963. We chose to separate and eventually divorce. We all know how that turned out by now. I was involved in buying 4 or 5 banks and savings and loans with my husband across the state of Texas in the early ’60s. "The story was stolen and distorted and it has been hurtful to the family. My husband thought working in a black country with black men would bring peace at last. LBJ told everybody about my husband’s business and soon after the run on the banks began. Apple tactfully declined to mention the reason for the film's lengthy delay in coming to the big screen. Whatever anybody else had with my husband prior to me is of no importance to me because quite simply he was my husband. The flick also features Garret Sr.’s first wife, Eunice (played by Nia Long). Share a memory Send Flowers Share. Posted by Jack Purcher on January 17, 2020 at 11:27 PM in 5. Jimmy Hoffa tried to help. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); On Thursday Patently Apple posted a report titled "Apple Announces that 'The Banker' Film will hit theaters on March 6th and Apple TV+ on March 20th after their Investigation Ended." Eunice Garrett was born on Monday, June 10, 1940 and passed away on Tuesday, February 04, 2020. My husband drove me to the hospital and held Sheila as an infant. If the mind was not equal and the way of thinking was enslaved, having the right to use the same toilets meant nothing. Garrett Sr and Morris eventually went to jail after they were … I have that letter. Eunice Garrett was a resident of Fulton, Missouri at the time of passing. Every member of our family has a story to share and we have nearly two months to now come forward. Send us a tip using our annonymous form. Portrayed by Nia Long, the onscreen Eunice serves as Garrett Sr’s accomplice in buying banks in Texas using a white frontman, so that loans could be made to blacks in Texas who had been shut out of the system in the Jim Crow South. Bernard Garrett Moves to California With Family. JFK was also killed in Texas in this year. The Bankeris based on the true story of Bernard Garrett and Joe Morris, two black men who endeavored to become bankers and landowners in the 1950s and 60s, at a time when racism made that nearly impossible thing for African American citizens to do. 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I am the last word and the only word on this story. This was my first piece of community property as his wife. Along with Garrett's wife Eunice (Nia Long), they train a working-class white man, Matt Steiner (Nicholas Hoult), to pose as the rich and privileged face of their burgeoning real estate and banking empire – while Garrett and Morris pose as a janitor and a chauffeur. Two of the wives of Bernard Garrett Sr., who is the subject of Apple's film "The Banker", are asking them to stop the film in part due to them claiming Apple has "manipulated the narrative." I helped bury him. Funeral Home Services for Bernard are being provided by John F. Tierney Funeral Home. Apple and reps for the film's creative team did not respond to THR's requests for comment on Friday. That is a lie. I want to correct the record about the integrity of the story, that is my sole goal here. 1974 – My husband and I moved with our 6 kids to the Bahamas. While the biopic mainly focuses on Bernard’s business exploits, it also features his real-life family members, including his first wife, Eunice (Nia Long). He doted on her. The former couple produced a son named Bernard Garrett Jr. And though we were not aware of Cynthia Garrett’s allegations against Bernard Garrett Jr. until she raised them publicly shortly before the film’s release, we collectively agreed that removing his co-producer credit from the film and his financial participation from its release was the most respectful course of action. Below is Garrett Jr.’s statement: “My half-sisters Cynthia and Sheila have accused me of molesting them in the early 1970s, when I was a teenager of about 15. The performances are extraordinary as Mackie’s straight-laced Garrett balances Jackson’s wild Morris, bookending Hoult’s straw man, who becomes more than just a figurehead. The timeline includes the years her daughters, Cynthia and Sheila Garrett, were allegedly "raped" and "molested" by Garrett Jr. beginning when they were 7 and 4, respectively. I know what was in his bank account and I know what color carnations he used to bring me all the time to get my attention. Mar 21, 2020 - Nia Long on Instagram: “It was an honor to play Eunice, the wife of Bernard Garrett played by the amazing @anthonymackie Eunice serves fearless hope in the true…” Bernie Jr was not casually involved as the filmmakers try to say. I am saddened that my contribution as his wife and a woman was not deemed important enough to portray accurately because if it were then this entire story would have been dealt with before the world was made privy to the pain we have endured at the hands of this film’s partner/producer and his buddies. They don't, they don't tap you on the shoulder and say, "Hey, try this." The Banker also features Garrett Sr.’s first wife, Eunice (Nia Long). She is the wife whom Bernard Garrett Sr. married after divorcing Eunice Garrett, the only spouse depicted in the film. My husband supported women. This is a matter of public record. We want to hear from you! I stayed in the room on our floor. He was a fighter. Even our governor, Gavin Newsom, has heard the cries of grown-ups who have carried the pain of childhood sexual abuse and has chosen to stand with them against their predators and anyone who assists them in hiding. Nia Long plays Eunice Garrett, the wife of Anthony Mackie’s character. They also don’t seem much interested in women or children; especially women of color with little power to defend themselves against their machine. Apple apparently has zero interest in the truth; except the truth of whether they can be sued I imagine or whether their insurance company will pay for their losses if they proceed forward in releasing this movie. Bernard Garrett Jr. is the son of the African-American banker Bernard Garrett Sr. by his first wife, Eunice. My husband bought the Bankers Building in 1963, after we were married. We owned two ranches in Barstow then. Together they had a son, Bernard Garrett Jr. in the 1960s, he married Linda, and they had six children together. But, we will never sit by silently while this continued abuse happens. The doctors and nurses watched with me. I had no problems doing this. 1963 – We bought The Bankers Building at 629 South Hill Street in Downtown, Los Angeles. His actions emotionally damaged them and stole their innocence and identity from them in ways that nobody will ever truly understand. She told  The Hollywood Reporter (THR) her daughters informed her of the abuse in 1980, and Cynthia, now a minister, has been speaking publicly about it for several years and included the claims in a book. Never. My husband and I remained close till he died. Originally set to release on Apple TV+ back in December as the new streaming service’s first original feature, the film was postponed after Bernard Garrett Jr.—the son of the man played by Mackie and one of the film’s co-producers—was accused of rape by his half-sister, Cynthia Garrett. Bernard S. Garrett and Joseph B. Morris, Appellants, v. United States of America, Appellee, 396 F.2d 489 (5th Cir. This was my first piece of community property as his wife. We understand that Garrett Sr. sold the pic rights to Romulus Entertainment, and that deal reverted to Garrett Jr. after his father’s death, making him a co-producer in name only. Bernard Garrett passed away in Cromwell and Putnam, Connecticut. According to the complaint, the defendants, Joseph B. Morris and Bernard S. Garrett, bought 54 per cent of the Marlin bank last summer. We often had to rent the entire floor of The Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas in the ’60s because of race but there were men who believed that what Bernie and I experienced was wrong. She is the wife whom Bernard Garrett Sr. married after divorcing Eunice Garrett, the only spouse depicted in the film. And we did. When my husband was released from Terminal Island, we lived in Claremont on Colgate Place. Bernie Jr. a producer and initiator of all this has destroyed my daughters, me, and Bernard Sr.’s whole family with his actions. What we found is that the color of a man’s skin doesn’t matter. All Rights reserved. We know he has made money from the film because he bragged about profiting on the backend of the film to my son so releasing it lines his pockets along with his partners. Long plays Eunice Garrett, wife of Bernard, a strong and savvy social and business advisor to her husband and revolutionary in her own right. Years later, Melvin wrote my daughter Cynthia’s letters to law school and guaranteed her employment upon graduation. Now streaming on @appletvplus #TheBanker ️ He believed that rights meant nothing if blacks didn’t know what to do with them when they got them. We acquired a home in in Glendora from that REO list and lived in it through about 1974 at 18663 Donnington Street. They have manipulated the narrative," Linda Garrett's attorney, Todd Burns of Burns Law in San Diego, tells The Hollywood Reporter. 			 Comments (0), Over US$1 Million worth of iPhones, iPads and more were Seized by Police and Custom Authorities in Hong Kong this week, Long Standing Apple Bull Katy Huberty of Morgan Stanley Raises her Optimism and Target Price for AAPL stock for 2020, The two ex-wives of the late Bernard Garrett are Imploring Apple to change course and Permanently shelve their Film 'The Banker', Displays - Flexible, Foldable & Scrollable, Also check out our other IP blog called Patently Mobile. From there she has featured as a host on live events for the Grammys, Emmys, Billboard Awards, and more. Eunice and I never had beef. 2019 – I discover that our life had been taken and co-opted into a movie called The Banker by Bernie Jr. the man who sexually abused my daughters before figuring out how to steal our story for himself for profit. He wore varying outfits which show he made multiple visits. My husband was sentenced to 1 year on 3 different counts running concurrently — so essentially 1 year. Where to pray; How to Pray; Du’as; Activities. I wondered how anybody could have been fooled by him, or worked together with him knowingly, to assist him in profiting after sexually abusing my girls and taking their identities years prior as well. 1971 – D’Antonio was Born in Glendora Community Hospital on Nov. 9. When you look like me you understand many things about what white men think because they speak liberally thinking you’re white. EXCLUSIVE: Days after Cynthia and Sheila Garrett made accusations that their half-brother Bernard Garrett Jr., the co-producer of Apple's original movie … Activities Calendar; Gym Schedule; Information. IRS was on our butt. Garrett had two wives: Linda (1960’s) and Kathy Ussery (1990’s). All hell broke loose when he did that. He went to heaven and got Cynthia that NBC show. Garrett Jr. as a character appears in the movie briefly. Apple was forced to cancel the film's original premiere back in November, citing "some concerns around the film" that had been brought to Apple's attention. This story is not accurate and it certainly doesn’t have “integrity” as he claims. Sheila was in a playpen. Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy. The Banker is a 2020 American drama film directed, co-written and produced by George Nolfi.The film stars Anthony Mackie, Nicholas Hoult, Nia Long, Jessie T. Usher and Samuel L. Jackson.The story follows Joe Morris (Jackson) and Bernard S. Garrett Sr. (Mackie), two of the first African-American bankers in … I understood that. So the two men decided to con their way to the top via a scandal that landed both of them in jail in 1964. Joe Tonahill, who defended Jack Ruby, the man who killed Lee Harvey Oswald, co-defended my husband with Melvin Belli. 614, This story has been shared 557 times. I can only hope that people will keep an open mind, and though I forgive my sisters and bear them no ill-will, I do hope that people will educate themselves on who Cynthia is – and why she might make these accusations right now – before they take her words as truth. He and Joe are convicted and serve time in prison; upon release, they go with Bernard's wife Eunice to live in … No script was ever written 20 years ago. In Bernie Jr’s public denial which is filled with lies about me and my daughters he disparaged me as a cheater in our marriage. He watched everything she did. She is the wife whom Bernard Garrett Sr. married after divorcing Eunice Garrett, the only spouse depicted in the film. It was also rumored that he had a secret wedding with his girlfriend, Eunice. Ignorance is ignorance in all colors. Sexual predators should not be allowed to make a profit off of those from whom they’ve taken and abused. He was not a millionaire when I met him as has been mistakenly stated. I could have spared the filmmakers millions of dollars — and my daughters years more intentionally inflicted pain — over this recent rape of our identity if anyone had ever tried to find me.”. It seems like everyone is getting into the originally produced content game these days, and new contenders in the "streaming wars" seem to greenlight some questionable projects at first. 1968) case opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit She couldn’t handle her son as a young man so I let him in my home for a few years.   1966 – My husband and I had a miscarriage. He was born in March 1956 so he would’ve been about 15-18 years old over the course of time. In late November Cynthia Garrett stepped forward to say that her half-brother Bernard Garrett Jr., the son of the man the movie is about and part of the deal with Apple, molested her and her sister when they were children. What’s been done here is shocking. We didn’t request this. Cynthia Garrett was born on February 16, 1964 in California. It's now being reported that "Two wives of Bernard Garrett Sr., the central subject of The Banker, are criticizing Apple's decision to release the film in March despite allegations that Garrett's son — initially billed as a co-producer on the film — molested two girls in the family decades ago. I was involved in buying 4 or 5 banks, savings and loans, mortgage and finance companies, with my husband across the state of Texas in the early ’60s. My husband was buying our first bank. Bernard Garrett Sr. is a part of American history as the first African-American man to own and operate banks. Apple’s investigation couldn’t have been too thorough because some people with a conscience have come forward. He kept saying, “Linda look at her tiny little fingers and toes.” He told everyone, “I got to count my little girl’s fingers and toes.” He then left the very next day for sentencing in Texas. Bernard Garrett Jr. is the son of the African-American banker Bernard Garrett Sr. by his first wife, Eunice. 1 Biography 2 Trivia 3 Appearances 4 References Bernard Garrett was born on July 8, 1927 to Andrew and Kathryn Garrett in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina. The wives of the late Bernard Garrett are imploring the tech giant to change course and permanently shelve the pic amid sexual misconduct allegations against Garrett's son, a producer on the movie. She is the wife whom Bernard Garrett Sr. married after divorcing Eunice Garrett, the only spouse depicted in the film. A hog ranch with over 100 sows called Rainbow Ranch — and we lived on McCallister Ranch. I wanted to go to Little League games and have one home for my children. He had many opinions that would be a little shocking to people about the times we lived in as a country back then. My name is Linda Marie Garrett and now I have spoken! He had help. The wives of the late Bernard Garrett are imploring the tech giant to change course and permanently shelve the pic amid sexual misconduct allegations against Garrett's son, a … These men clearly don’t have the wisdom or perspective to tell anybody my story and my husband’s story. I am older now and while my memory may be off about an exact date – it is clear about what I lived with the man I married and made 6 children with…. Nia Long plays Eunice Garrett, the wife of Anthony Mackie’s character. “I am alive," Linda Garrett says in her letter. My daughter has hours of her father on video talking about all of this. That’s a lie. My husband was a serial entrepreneur and dreamer. In a beat-up van, Garrett, his first wife Eunice, and their small children, drove to California in 1945 in pursuit of opportunity. In her six-page letter, Linda Garrett provides a timeline of events, some of which are in the film, and claims to debunk their accuracy. By this point we all know Bernie knew how to use skin color to defeat racism by not needing to be out in front. Garrett was a member of Professor Ian Duncan's lab study and took part in observing a group of students who unknowingly where testing the theory of "The Duncan Principle".Along with the rest of Duncan's students, Garrett spends over 26 hours waiting in vain for Abed to have an emotional breakdown. The two ex-wives of the late Bernard Garrett are imploring Apple Inc to change course and permanently shelve the film amid sexual misconduct allegations against Garrett's son, a producer on the film. 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