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"Andre 3000&amp;#xA0;has been cast in the upcoming second season of the ABC drama American Crime. On the anthology series, the Outkast&amp;#xA0;rapper will play Michael Lacroix, a prominent Midwest architect whose son gets embroiled in a scandal at an elite private school, The Hollywood Reporter writes. The drama&amp;apos;s second season will also tackle gender issues and sexual identity.\r\n\r\nA veteran of films like Be Cool, Four Brothers, Idlewild and most recently Jimi: All Is by My Side, American Crime turn will mark Andre 3000&amp;apos;s first reoccurring, non-voiceover TV role. American Crime was created by John Ridley, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of 12 Years a Slave and director of Jimi: All Is by My Side, the Hendrix biopic that starred Andre 3000 as the guitar god.\r\n&amp;quot;Personally, I couldn&amp;apos;t be more excited than to work again with Andre,&amp;quot; Ridley told THR. &amp;quot;He is an amazing individual, a true artist, and All Is by My Side is one of the reasons I was given the reins on American Crime. Folks at ABC were absolutely moved by Andre&amp;#x2019;s performance in the film, and by the overall language of cinema we used in telling the story. It&amp;apos;s fair to say American Crime might not exist were it not for our previous collaboration.&amp;quot;\r\nAmerican Crime&amp;apos;s 11-episode first season, which premiered in March 2015, was nominated for 10 Primetime Emmys, including Outstanding Limited Series. The series&amp;#xA0;&amp;#x2013; not to be confused with FX&amp;apos;s upcoming American Crime Story series about the O.J. Simpson trial &amp;#x2013; will also star returning cast members Timothy Hutton, Felicity Huffman, Regina King and Lili Taylor in new roles."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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