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Podcast: The latest with Hollywood & Georgia’s 'heartbeat' law; Michael Williams guilty plea

05/07/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Anti-Abortion protestors rally outside of the Georgia State Capitol building following the signing of HB 481 in Atlanta, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the bill, surrounded by supporters and Georgia lawmakers, in his office Tuesday morning. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Credit: Alyssa Pointer

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05/07/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Anti-Abortion protestors rally outside of the Georgia State Capitol building following the signing of HB 481 in Atlanta, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the bill, surrounded by supporters and Georgia lawmakers, in his office Tuesday morning. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
By Bria Felicien
June 3, 2019

In this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, host Greg Bluestein and AJC film and TV reporter Rodney Ho discuss the latest fallout with Hollywood following the signing of Georgia's anti-abortion ‘heartbeat’ law, including the latest discussion of boycotts from major Hollywood studios and comments from Georgia state officials.

Also, Bluestein also chats with producer Bria Felicien about former gubernatorial candidate Michael Williams pleading guilty to fraud charges.

READ MORE: Ex-GOP candidate for Georgia governor pleads guilty to fraud charges

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Bria Felicien is a published author and staff writer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She produces podcasts for the AJC.

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