Spike Lee recently said that his documentary series on former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick will not be televised by ESPN. As Lee has since told it, the decision was not recent. “That thing fell apart a year ago,” Lee told Business Insider on Tuesday, via Drew Lerner of AwfulAnnouncing.com. “No one had ever asked me about it. I was on …
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ESPN Will Not Air Spike Lee’s Colin Kaepernick Docuseries
ESPN will no longer air Spike Lee‘s docuseries about former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. “ESPN, Colin Kaepernick and Spike Lee have collectively decided to no longer proceed with this project as a result of certain creative differences,” ESPN said in a statement to Variety. “Despite not reaching finality, we appreciate all the hard work and collaboration that went into this …
Read More »ESPN, Spike Lee Drop Colin Kaepernick Series Over “Creative Differences”
ESPN has confirmed it is scrapping Spike Lee’s planned documentary series on ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, saying it’s by mutual agreement with the Oscar-winning filmmaker and Kaepernick. “ESPN, Colin Kaepernick and Spike Lee have collectively decided to no longer proceed with this project as a result of certain creative differences,” the sports giant said in a statement provided to Deadline. …
Read More »The scrapping of the Colin Kaepernick docuseries sparks unavoidable speculation
Eventually, there could be a documentary about the scrapping of ESPN’s Colin Kaepernick documentary. The news that Spike Lee’s collaboration with Kaepernick won’t be televised by ESPN has sparked predictable speculation regarding its potential connection to the NFL acquiring 10 percent of ESPN. Even if the creative differences between Lee and Kaepernick predated ESPN’s transaction with the NFL, the timeline …
Read More »Spike Lee’s Colin Kaepernick docuseries no longer coming to ESPN, citing ‘creative differences’
A much-publicized, multi-part documentary series for ESPN Films about former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is no longer proceeding with the company. “ESPN, Colin Kaepernick and Spike Lee have collectively decided to no longer proceed with this project as a result of certain creative differences,” an ESPN spokesperson told The Athletic. “Despite not reaching finality, we appreciate all the hard work …
Read More »Spike Lee’s ESPN documentary on Colin Kaepernick will not proceed
ESPN Films had commissioned Spike Lee to create an eight-part documentary regarding former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The series, however, will not be released. Via Reuters.com, both ESPN and Lee said on Saturday that the docuseries is dead. “ESPN, Colin Kaepernick and Spike Lee have collectively decided to no longer proceed with this project as a result of certain creative …
Read More »Exclusive: ESPN will not air Spike Lee's docuseries on Colin Kaepernick, citing 'creative differences' – Reuters
Exclusive: ESPN will not air Spike Lee’s docuseries on Colin Kaepernick, citing ‘creative differences’ Reuters ESPN drops Spike Lee’s docuseries on Colin Kaepernick, network and filmmaker say The Guardian Creative Clash Shelves Anticipated Kaepernick Documentary Devdiscourse Exclusive: Colin Kaepernick documentary series will not air on ESPN, network says Reuters Spike Lee’s Colin Kaepernick Docuseries Scrapped Amid Creative Disputes Devdiscourse Source link
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Director Spike Lee’s multi-part documentary series for ESPN Films about former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who sparked a national debate when he protested racial injustice nearly a decade ago, will not be released, the filmmaker and ESPN said. “ESPN, Colin Kaepernick and Spike Lee have collectively decided to no longer proceed with this project as a result of certain creative …
Read More »Colin Cowherd believes John Mateer’s defense of Venmo scandal: ‘I even get it and I’m a dad’
The college sports world has been buzzing the past couple of days with a story regarding Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer and Venmo transactions. Pictures emerged on social media of a pair 2022 transactions when Mateer played for Washington State showed the QB had put “sports gambling” as the payment description. Mateer later denied that the payments were for gambling and …
Read More »Colin Cowherd tears into Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer over backwards visor at press conference
On Monday, Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer pulled up to a press conference with a visor on backwards. It didn’t take long for him to catch criticism for his fashion decision. On The Herd, host Colin Cowherd roasted Schottenheimer for wearing his hat backwards. “Bank of America is behind him. It’s a big sponsor. And so I do think …
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