PICS: Stars Attend Atlanta Screening of TV One’s ‘When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story’

TV One held a screening of the upcoming TV docudrama When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story, aka “Hit a Lick”, at Atlantic Station in Atlanta on Wednesday.

When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story stars former rapper Niatia “Li’L Mama” Kirkland, 27, as Blakely and actor Lance Gross, 36, as Nino, Blakely’s sadistic pimp.

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Members of Saving our Daughters joined cast members Tasha Smith,46, who is making her directorial debut; Lance Gross, Lil Mama, and Tami Roman.

‘When Love Kills’ tells the true story of teen mother Falicia Blakely (played by Li’l Mama) who was sentenced to life in prison for killing and robbing three Atlanta men in 2002.

Blakely was a product of a broken home who lost touch with her single mother after moving to Atlanta with her. At 15, Blakely used a fake ID card to earn a living as a nude dance at an Atlanta strip club.

No one knows why the then 19-year-old mother-of a 2-year-old son went on a killing spree on August 15, 2002. Blakely and her accomplice, Ameshia Ervin, killed Claudell Christmas, 35, and Raymond Goodwin, 34.

The next day, Aug. 16, they murdered Lemetrius Twitty, 29, in cold blood.

Blakely’s lawyer, Ken Driggs, said his client’s rough childhood contributed to her life of crime. But the judge didn’t buy his excuses. Blakely was sentenced to life in prison without parole. She is now 34 years old. Her son is 16.

When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story airs on Monday, August 28 at 9:00 p.m. on TV One.

Actress/director Tasha Smith and comedian/reality TV star Gary “Wit Da Tea” Hayes attend the ‘When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story’ movie screening at Regal Atlantic Station in Atlanta.

The cast of WE TV’S Sister Circle (L-R:) Rashan Ali, Kiana Dancie, Quad Webb-Lunceford, and Syleena Johsnon attend the ‘When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story’ movie screening in Atlanta.