Swarm: The True Story Of Beyoncé's "Megafan"
Summary by NewsWall Mar 22 23
- On the same evening, reports surfaced that a Beyoncé superfan named Marissa Jackson had committed suicide.
- Janine went on to say that the story had been floating around the internet for a while, with people tweeting "really horrible things" about Marissa.
- Marissa "Ris" Jackson, Dre's sister and fellow Ni'jah fangirl, is a character in Swarm.
- They've collaborated, they're colleagues, and many people in our camp have worked with or know her.
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