‘The Hate U Give’ Screenwriter Audrey Wells Dies Day Before Film Is Released

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Audrey Wells, who wrote the screenplay for the brand new feature film “The Hate U Give,” died the day before the film was released after a five-year battle with cancer. She was 58.
A representative from United Talent Agency said Wells died Thursday.
Producer Audrey Wells attends the Crystal & Lucy Awards celebrated by Women In Film at the Century Plaza Hotel on June 2, 2003 in Century City, California. (Photo by Robert Mora/Getty Images)
Wells also wrote