Mike Tysonhas fighting words for the producers ofHulu’s upcoming miniseries based on his life and career.
“Don’t let Hulu fool you,” Tyson wrote in a statement shared on Instagram.
“I don’t support their story about my life.
Mike Tyson accuses Hulu of stealing his life story for upcoming miniseries, calls it exploitation.Phillip Faraone/Getty
It’s not 1822.
They stole my life story and didn’t pay me.”
They stole my story and didn’t pay me."
White “turned it down because he honors friendship and treating people with dignity,” Tyson continued.
EW has reached out to Hulu for comment on Tyson’s remarks.
The series from creator Steven Rogers and showrunner Karin Gist starsMoonlight’sTrevante Rhodesas the titular boxer.
“We were never trying to say that Mike Tyson is a hero or Mike Tyson is a villain.
During the show’s virtual Television Critics Association panel earlier this week, Rogers addressed the criticism.
“I would hope that if he watches it that he would change his opinion.”
He added, “They say this story is an exploration of a Black man.
It’s more like an exploitation of a Black man.
I will always remember this blatant disregard of my dignity.”
Mikedebuts Aug. 25 on Hulu.
Watch the trailer in the video above.
