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Denzel Washington's character in Training Day was based on real life crooked LAPD Cop Rafael Perez

posted 3 years ago by TMC-4 (19425)
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Who was implicated in not only the murder of Biggie Smalls but also the murder of Tupac Shakur. He was the focal point of the rampart scandal, the most widespread corruption case in the LAPD.

https://youtu.be/AMz9OEdAFOQ

[–] redban (5226) 7 days ago

Yeah, I heard of this. Denzel's hair & goatee were reminscent of Rafael Perez's look