Jameelah Michl, 36, was charged with murder, and court documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times state she had threatened and stalked Rockwell after production ended on A Thousand and One, which was released on March 31. The project received a grand jury prize at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, and Michl began sending hundreds of emails to Rockwell.

According to reports, Michl emailed a producer to congratulate Rockwell on her success with the film. However, when the 36-year-old realized Rockwell had not acknowledged her kind gestures, she started to send threatening emails and warned she had a gun and would kill herself.

Michael Latte

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