Mackenzie Shirilla's friend Rosie Graham hits out at Netflix doc for 'pushing a narrative' after backlash
Brand new Netflix documentary The Crash, which focuses on the case of Mackenzie Shirilla, has caused major backlash for multiple people involved.
Mackenzie’s case saw her arrested for murder after crashing her car at 100 mph into a wall, killing her two passengers Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan.
She is currently serving a potential life sentence in prison, though she maintains her innocence – missing a deadline to appeal her conviction by just one day.
Her father, Steve Shirilla, has since been suspended from his job as a teacher for his involvement in the documentary, and he is not the only contributor from the doc to receive backlash.
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Rosie Graham, Mackenzie’s friend who speaks out in the doc to back up her claims to say she doesn’t believe the crash was intentional, has spoken out to slam the Netflix documentary for ‘pushing a narrative’.
Graham spoke in the doc about how the friendship group of Mackenzie, Dominic, Davino, herself, and their friend ‘Bubba’ were incredibly close, stressing that she doesn’t believe Mackenzie did it on purpose.
Graham received backlash online for her part in The Crash
In the documentary First Chair for the prosecution, Tim Troupp, claims that Rosie never agreed to speak to them in regard to Mackenzie’s case – leading him to be ‘interested’ in what she has to say in the documentary.
One tweet said: “I’m looking at [Mackenzie’s] friend like ‘why does Rosie Graham sound familiar?’ Just to find out that’s that girl on tiktok that’s a trend to do rosie Graham pilates???!!??! Wilddd but she didn’t want to speak to police but wants to be in the doc idk kinda weird ….”
Graham is a TikToker with almost one million followers, and has had to turn off comments on all her videos due to backlash connected to the documentary.
Graham hit out at the production of the documentary, claiming her ‘full explanations’ were edited out
In a post on her TikTok story Graham released a statement on the documentary, saying: “I know a lot of people have questions, so I just want to clear a few things up respectfully. Prior to the trial, I did speak with the prosecution, answered every question I was asked, and made it clear that I was willing to testify and cooperate in any way needed.”
She went on to ‘address the inclusion’ of her social media in The Crash, saying she ‘never wanted followers, views, or personal attention connected to such a serious situation’ adding that she ‘specifically expressed to the directors that I did not want that aspect included’.
The TikTokker finally said: “My interview lasted over eight hours, and I had no control over what portions would ultimately make the final cut. At no point was my intention to pick sides, defend anyone, or make light of the seriousness of the case.
“I was simply answering the questions I was asked based on my own experiences, knowledge, and what I personally witnessed. These are two examples of what I feel is the documentary pushing a narrative without providing my full explanations.”
Rosie then included two text exchanges that appear to be between her friend Bubba and producer Angharad Jenkins in which they request that their social media is not included in the documentary, something which Jenkins agrees to.
LADbible Group have contacted Raw TV and Netflix for comment.
Topics: Netflix, Mackenzie Shirilla, True Crime, TV and Film, Documentaries
Michael Slavin