Former American boxing champion Mike Tyson accused Hulu’s upcoming series of “stealing his life story”, likening the platform to a “slave trader”.
The new drama series “Mike,” which premieres August 25 on Hulu, traces the boxer’s life from childhood to his acrobatics in the ring and his 1992 rape conviction.
“They stole the story of my life and they didn’t pay me,” Mike Tyson criticized on Instagram on Saturday.
The platform, available only in the United States, is majority owned by Disney.
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One of the series’ eight episodes will focus on Desiree Washington, taking the perspective of the 18-year-old beauty queen who accused Mike Tyson of rape in 1991. The star was convicted the following year and spent three years in prison.
Steven Rogers, creator and screenwriter of ‘Mike’ claims he could not “argue” with Mike Tyson because another project already had “the rights” to the story of his life.
While evoking the accusations of domestic violence that weigh on Mike Tyson, the series also chronicles the abuse suffered by the star in his childhood, the loss of his mother to cancer when he was a teenager, as well as his addiction problems. drugs and mental health. .
“I hope if he watches (the series) he changes his mind,” added Steve Rogers.
Source: BFM TV
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