Actor Jesse L. Martin will be replacing Lenny Kravitz as the lead in an upcoming Marvin Gaye biopic, Madame Noire reports.
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, and he played Detective Edward Green on Law & Order for nine years.Marvin Gaye’s son Marvin Gaye III expressed displeasure about the upcoming film, but it’s unclear if that’s why Kravitz backed out.
Read more at Madame Noire.