Modern Family star Ed O’Neill and Dopesick actress Cleopatra Coleman were spotted on the set of The Sterling Affairs in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
In the upcoming FX limited series, O’Neill, 76, will play the role of Donald Sterling, the former Los Angeles Clippers owner who in 2014 was banned for life from the NBA, and forced to sell his basketball team amid a racism scandal.Â
Ed looked sharp in trousers, a pink polo shirt, a dark blue coat, and sandals with black socks.
Story of the Clippers owner: Ed O’Neill and Cleopatra Coleman are seen on-set as they film The Sterling Affairs in Los Angeles on Tuesday
Cleopatra looked fashionable in jeans and a tight black leather jacket as the duo filmed a driving scene in a black Bentley.
The beauty let her long dark locks fall naturally over her shoulders and wore large hoop earrings with light makeup.Â
The Australian-born actress, 34, will portray Donald’s mistress, V. Stiviano, in the forthcoming limited series.
The Sterling Affairs is about the downfall of the Los Angeles Clippers owner amid the team’s drive to win a championship under coach Doc Rivers.
True to real life: Cleopatra was seen exiting the driver’s side of a black Bentley
True to real life: Coleman filmed a driving scene as she played the role of Vee Stiviano, the mistress of the Los Angeles Clippers’ owner
The plot:Â The Sterling Affairs is a story of power and scandal in Los Angeles. When an audio recording of a racist rant by then Clippers owner Donald Sterling was leaked online in 2014, it caused a scandal that changed the NBA forever
Sterling in 2014 was banned from the NBA and forced to sell the Clippers after a series of racist remarks he made aimed at Black people (in a discussion with then-girlfriend V. Stiviano) publicly surfaced.
In the racist rants, Sterling told her he did not like her being seen publicly and posting images with Black people on social media.
He told V. Stiviano in the tapes, which were released on TMZ, ‘It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you’re associating with Black people.
‘You can sleep with them, you can bring them in, you can do whatever you want – the little I ask you is not to promote it on that and not to bring them to my games,’ he said.
Flashback: Donald Sterling and V.Stiviano were pictured together at an LA Clippers game in 2013Â
Details: Sterling in 2014 was banned from the NBA and forced to sell the Clippers after a series of racist remarks he made aimed at Black people (in a discussion with then-companion V. Stiviano) publicly surfacedÂ
Fallout: Sterling was also fined $2.5 million by the league in response to the remarksÂ
Amid the controversy in the wake of the release of the recordings, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver banned Sterling from the league for life, hit him with a $2.5 million fine and persuaded the other owners to force him to sell the franchise.
‘Sentiments of this kind are contrary to the principles of inclusion and respect that form the foundation of our diverse, multicultural and multiethnic league,’ Silver said at the time.
Sterling’s estranged wife Shelly Sterling had made a futile attempt to keep the controlling interests of the team in the family, which went on to sell to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion, months later.
LeBron James said at the time, ‘As players, we want what’s right and we don’t feel like no one in his family should be able to own the team.’Â Â
A different role: Married with Children star O’Neill will play the role of Sterling who was forced to sell his basketball team due to a scandal
Edgy style: Cleopatra looked fashionable in jeans and a tight black leather jacket
California casual:Â Ed looked sharp in trousers, a pink polo shirt, a dark blue coat, and sandals with black socks
Familiar face: O’Neill is primarily known for his role as Al Bundy in Married with Children, which ran for ten years on the FOX network until June 1997, and made Ed a star. He scored another hit sitcom in 2009 with Modern Family, which ran 11 seasons
O’Neill is primarily known for his role as Al Bundy in Married with Children, which debuted on the then-new Fox Network in April 1987. It ran for ten years, until June 1997, and made O’Neill a star.
Ed was lucky to snare another 11-season run on a hit sitcom in 2009, playing Jay Pritchett on Modern Family, a role that earned him Emmy award nominations in 2011 and 2012.Â
Also set to star in The Sterling Affairs is Billions actor Kelly AuCoin who will play the former Clippers president Andy Roeser dealing with NBA players who are caught up in shocking events.
Laurence Fishburne will play the former Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, and Jacki Weaver will star as Sterling’s wife, Shelly.
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The script was written by Gina Welsh and was based on actual events that transpired during the rise and fall of the Clippers’ legacy.
Rising star:Â Cleopatra is an Australian actress known for playing Erica on the American comedy series The Last Man on Earth and Rya in the Netflix original sci-fi thriller In The Shadow Of The Moon
