Parker was acquitted of the charges, and though Celestin, who co-wrote Birth of a Nation with Parker, was convicted, the conviction was overturned on appeal.
In January, at the Sundance Film Festival, Nate Parker’s The Birth of a Nation emerged as an early awards season contender, and had big time Oscar hopes.
That will no doubt have some impact on The Birth of a Nation during its Oscar campaign.
The controversy all stems from an incident that occurred in 1999 when Nate Parker was accused of raping a female student with his Penn State roommate Jean McGianni Celestin.