Schapelle Corby makes acting debut as therapist in rap video
Schapelle Corby has made her acting debut as a slightly ruffled therapist with a boogie board propped behind her in a rap video peppered with jokes about prison. SEE THE FULL VIDEO
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Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby has surprised everyone this Christmas by turning up in a rap video, taking a starring role as a serious therapist to a troubled rapper.
In the clip, rapper James Kisina, who is Ms Corby’s half brother, raps about being successful despite having been “behind bars”.
Ms Corby plays Kisina’s discerning and slightly ruffled therapist, and sits in an office with a boogie board resting against the wall.
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Ms Corby shot to international attention in 2004 after being arrested in Bali in possession of 4.2kg of cannabis that was found inside her unlocked boogie board bag.
She was convicted in 2005, and sentenced to spend 20 years in Kerobokan Prison before she was released in 2014 on parole.
The new music video for Who You Know shows Corby as a therapist, holding a clipboard, as Kisina rhymes about hustling, “home invasions” and “putting food on the street”.
“Never glorify my past but it gave me heart. Who you know behind bars made it this far,” Kisina raps as Ms Corby rolls her eyes.
As the clip continues, Ms Corby ticks off different disorders listed on a sheet on her clipboard, including “paranoia” and “bipolar”, but not “depression”.
Later in the clip, Kisina is pictured in a seafood shop, rapping in a prawn costume, as he puts a prawn mask over his head.
At the end of the clip, Kisina bids farewell to Ms Corby, who curtly tells him “James, you did great. So we’ll book you in for next Tuesday?”
In the background, a bright blue boogie board can be seen resting against the wall.
Earlier this year, Ms Corby released her own music video for her song Palm Trees which she and a friend said they wrote for “a bit of a laugh”.
Kisina claimed he was trying to obtain evidence from drug dealers that might clear her name.
He was also caught up in Corby's infamous drug smuggling case, as he was the one who was caught by Balinese officers carrying the boogie board bag.
When Kisina was asked to open the bag and reveal its contents, Corby reportedly stepped in, explaining the bag was hers.
Promoting her book in October, Corby made a number of emotional appearances about clearing her name and moving away from being seen as “Schapelle Corby the drug trafficker” with the Australian public.
“I see it in every headline,” she said at the time.
She also admitted in an interview with Studio 10 that she wasn’t sure where the proceeds of her lucrative book deal would go, as proceeds of crime laws prevent convicted criminals from making money from their crimes — including money they make from books.
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