Mike Tyson Claims Hulu Stolen His Life Story for Limited Series – The Hollywood Reporter
Mike Tyson is back again with an upcoming Hulu limited series about his life.
The former heavyweight boxing champion took to social media to criticize the streamer Mikethe show stars Trevante Rhodes in the lead role and premieres on August 25. Tyson claims that Hulu “stole my life story,” insisting that he did not participate in or be compensated. main for the biographical project.
He captioned an Instagram post on Saturday with the message, “Hulu is the streaming version of a slave owner.” The post itself added, “Don’t let Hulu fool you. I don’t support their story about my life. Not 1822 but 2022. They stole my life story and didn’t pay me. For Hulu executives, I’m just a—they can sell on the auction block. ”
Tyson also shared his thoughts in several Twitter posts that day, with a message read, “Hulu stole my story. They are Goliath and I am David. The leaders will roll over because of this.” A while later tweet reads, “Hulu’s model of stealing the lives of celebrities is outrageously greedy.”
A day earlier, Tyson announced on social media that Hulu had offered UFC president Dana White “millions” to promote the show. “He turned it down because he respects friendship and treats everyone with dignity,” Tyson Writtena part.
Tyson expressed similar concerns when the show was first announced in February 2021, with the star referring to it in an Instagram post that has since been removed as “cultural appropriation”. deaf”. Tyson is starring in another screenplay about his life, directed by star and executive producer Jamie Foxx and directed by Antoine Fuqua.
Mike certainly not the first biographical project to attract criticism from non-participants, as it is not uncommon for dramatic works of public figures to be made without opinions. their.
Recently, the HBO series Los Angeles Lakers Heart winse, about the Showtime era of the NBA franchise in the 1980s, was criticized by some of the characters portrayed on the show. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote in an essay that the series’ characterization was “deceptive exploitation”, while Jerry West’s legal team demanded that the apology be withdrawn and issued an apology. (For its part, HBO has defended the series as “based on extensive factual research and a reliable source.”)
Transparent Mike’of the presentation earlier this month at the Television Critics Association press tour, executive producer Steven Rogers (I, Tonya) and host Karin Gist both said they had no intention of portraying Tyson as a hero or villain.
“We just wanted to tell an unbiased story and let the audience decide what they think or feel,” says Gist. “Challenge what people think they know about Mike and hope that they exit the series with something else to think about.”
The Hollywood Reporter Have reached out to Hulu for comment.
