Eagle-eyed viewers spotted Married to Medicine personality Cecil Whitmore in the new Hulu documentary, Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told. Now Whitmore is admitting he did party hearty at the Atlanta street party back in the day.
Whitmore, who is the husband of Married2Med cast member Dr. Simone Whitmore, appeared with two friends in a picture shown in the newly released film.
Fans immediately recognized the reality TV star and shared screengrabs of him on social media.
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X user @MobzWorld tagged Whitmore in a March 21 post, writing: “Mr. Cecil, is this you down at Freaknik?”
Whitmore got a good laugh out of the picture, and reposted it along with the caption: You got me!!! This is the OG Freaknik before the 90s for the record. @eugeneharrisIII & I are working on our podcast, we will talk about it!!!”
You got me!!! ???. This is the OG Freaknik before the 90s for the record. @eugeneharrisIII & I are working on our podcast we will talk about it!!! #Married2Med #freaknikdoc @hulu https://t.co/9tMp85mrqX
— Cecil Whitmore (@CecilCWhitmore) March 21, 2024
In a follow-up post, Whitmore said he has a lot more pictures from Freaknik and plans to share them all.
The former IT exec, who now works as a real estate consultant, attended Morehouse college, and just shared a picture from 1989 with his brother, David Whitmore, and David’s girlfriend at Freaknik.
Since @MobzWorld busted me out in the #FreakNikOnHulu Here is the next year 1989 with my brother @dgolfer25! Fun fact for #Married2Med fans My brother & the lady in the picture are the parents of Nephew who stayed with us in high school. pic.twitter.com/AD9fNsASE7
— Cecil Whitmore (@CecilCWhitmore) March 22, 2024
Freaknik was a huge street party in Atlanta in the 1980s and ’90s.
The gathering dates back to 1982, when students from Spelman and Morris Brown colleges organized a small picnic for HBCU students to celebrate spring break. With each year, Freaknik soared in popularly and attracted thousands of students from other cities as well as local residents.
But the street party caused traffic problems, reports of shootings, drug use, and sexual assault. By the mid-90s business leaders and residents became fed up and pressured politicians to put an end to Freaknik.
According to Hulu, the new documentary “offers an intimate glimpse” at the street festival and its legacy.
The project comes from Mass Appeal in association with Swirl Films. Executive producers include Jermaine Dupri, Luke “Uncle Luke” Campbell, 21 Savage, Terry “TR” Ross, Melissa Cooper, Alex Avant and Tresa Sanders.
The film was released on March 21, and includes interviews with the event’s founders, former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Erick Sermon, Lil Jon, Rasheeda, CeeLo Green, Rico Wade, Kenny Burns and others.
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