Mike Tyson Slams Hulu's Upcoming Miniseries About His Life
Boxer and actor Mike Tyson has spoken out against the new Hulu miniseries, Mike, which chronicles his life. Tyson is the former heavyweight world champion, having earned the title at age 20, remaining undefeated from 1987 to 1990. However, Tyson was later sentenced to six years in prison for sexual assault, a charge he has denied, serving three of those years before being released on parole and returning to boxing. Tyson has faced a number of controversies throughout his life and career, including a bout with boxer Evander Holyfield, whose ear he infamously bit a chunk out of during the fight.
Since that time, Tyson has stepped out of the ring and into Hollywood, frequently appearing as himself in films like The Hangover, Black & White, Rocky Balboa, Scary Movie V, and TV shows like Roseanne, How I Met Your Mother, and Franklin & Bash. He has also appeared in the animated series Mike Tyson Mysteries on Netflix and even a stand-up special for HBO called The Undisputed Truth. In recent years, development had begun on a number of projects seeking to adapt Tyson's life story, one of which is set to be produced by Antoine Fuqua and star Jamie Foxx as Tyson. A competing project from Hulu, the eight-episode miniseries titled Mike, starring Trevante Rhodes, is set to debut on August 25th.
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Taking to social media, Tyson has slammed the upcoming miniseries, saying he does not support the project. In his posts, Tyson likens the company to «slave master[s],» saying the company took his story without asking or paying him for it. Tyson also says that Hulu offered Dana White, president of the UFC, millions of dollars to promote the series, while offering Tyson
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