ESPN drops Spike Lee’s docuseries on Colin Kaepernick, network and filmmaker say
Multi-part series on ex-NFL player who protested racial injustice will not continue over ‘creative differences’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...
<p>Multi-part series on ex-NFL player who protested racial injustice will not continue over ‘creative differences’</p><p>Director <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/spikelee">Spike Lee</a>’s multi-part documentary series for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/espn">ESPN</a> Films about former NFL quarterback <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/colin-kaepernick">Colin Kaepernick</a>, who <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/aug/19/three-years-in-the-nfl-wilderness-what-colin-kaepernick-lost-and-won">sparked</a> a national debate when he <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/02/muhammad-ali-colin-kaepernick-proud-history-black-protest-in-sport">protested</a> racial injustice nearly a decade ago, will not be released, the filmmaker and ESPN said.</p><p>“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.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/16/espn-spike-lee-colin-kaepernick-docuseries">Continue reading...</a>
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