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ESPN won't release Spike Lee's Colin Kaepernick documentary over creative differences
Posted on 8/17/25 at 11:35 am
Posted on 8/17/25 at 11:35 am
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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 differences,” ESPN said in a statement to Reuters on Saturday.
“Despite not reaching finality, we appreciate all the hard work and collaboration that went into this film.”
Asked why, the Oscar-winning director declined to elaborate, citing a nondisclosure agreement.
“I can’t. I signed a nondisclosure. I can’t talk about it.”
NY Post
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Posted on 8/17/25 at 11:39 am to TigerintheNO
Didn't ESPN and NFL just get into a multi billion dollar bed together?
Pretty sure spiking this masterpiece was part of that deal.
Pretty sure spiking this masterpiece was part of that deal.
Posted on 8/17/25 at 11:40 am to TigerintheNO
Sugar71 is furious
Posted on 8/17/25 at 11:46 am to TigerintheNO
LIV golf would get more eyes than that bullshite.
Posted on 8/17/25 at 11:51 am to TT9
Most of these views would come from people on this board “accidentally falling on the remote in the doctors office”
Posted on 8/17/25 at 11:53 am to TigerintheNO
Let me save everyone some trouble.
15% of the MSB would have rage watched it
80% of the MSB would have laughed at it.
5% of the MSB would have applauded it and called anyone who disagreed with them racist.
SFP would have been right in the middle saying while he doesn’t agree with all of it, it’s important to have these conversations and Spike Lee was trying to approach this in an honest and unbiased manner.
15% of the MSB would have rage watched it
80% of the MSB would have laughed at it.
5% of the MSB would have applauded it and called anyone who disagreed with them racist.
SFP would have been right in the middle saying while he doesn’t agree with all of it, it’s important to have these conversations and Spike Lee was trying to approach this in an honest and unbiased manner.
Posted on 8/17/25 at 11:56 am to udtiger
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Didn't ESPN and NFL just get into a multi billion dollar bed together?
Yep. Kowtowing by espn yet again
Posted on 8/17/25 at 12:08 pm to DBG
There is going to be a gambling scandal in the NFL, and the Worldwide Leader will not be all over it.
Posted on 8/17/25 at 12:11 pm to TigerintheNO
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“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.
Creative differences is Code for...this narrative has sailed and Spike is the Captain trying to celebrate scurvy.
Posted on 8/17/25 at 12:18 pm to TigerintheNO
A racist director making a film about a racist football player for a racist network. I'm sure it was going to be a masterpiece.
Posted on 8/17/25 at 12:35 pm to Saint Alfonzo
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A racist director
Even Reddit thinks that dude is a shitbag
Posted on 8/17/25 at 12:59 pm to TigerintheNO
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who sparked a national debate when he sulked on the bench after losing the starting job nearly a decade ago
Fixed it for them.
Posted on 8/17/25 at 1:09 pm to msutiger
Need to adjust your percentages to factor in those of us who won’t watch it or anything spike lee puts out. We already know what we’re gonna get
Posted on 8/17/25 at 1:29 pm to TigerintheNO
Well the word from a couple podcasts.. It’s because Spike questioned his upbringing… Spike took offense to how he started dressing and the persona he took on… Spike also made a big deal of his girlfriend being Egyptian and speaking on Black American issues… Spike didn’t like the fact it seems they were pointing a finger at other Black NFL players for not taking a stronger stance… Spike at the time it was going on made a comment about kneeling being financially and culturally irresponsible… Kapernick didn’t want to address any of them topics so Spike backed off
Spike probably was in the wrong here
Spike probably was in the wrong here
This post was edited on 8/17/25 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 8/17/25 at 1:35 pm to TigerintheNO
I will never not read his name like Joe Tessitore pronounced it when he was at Nevada.
Kuh-pernick
Kuh-pernick
This post was edited on 8/17/25 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 8/17/25 at 2:04 pm to lepdagod
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Spike also made a big deal of his girlfriend being Egyptian and speaking on Black American issues…
Yet, he's on TV supporting the communist islamist running for mayor of NYC.
Spike Lee
This post was edited on 8/17/25 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 8/17/25 at 3:58 pm to udtiger
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Didn't ESPN and NFL just get into a multi billion dollar bed together? Pretty sure spiking this masterpiece was part of that deal.
100%
ESPN doesn't care about running a documentary full of lies, but the NFL, who's being brought up, and is the main villain, does.
Posted on 8/17/25 at 5:00 pm to SeeeeK
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but the NFL, who's being brought up, and is the main villain, does.
You're giving the NFL too much credit in being business savvy considering they're currently trying to out-gay the WNBA.
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