Mike Tyson has accused Hulu of “stealing my life story” with their forthcoming biopic series Mike.
Arriving on the streaming service later this month, Mike sees Trevante Rhodes star as the boxing champion.
The series has been made without involvement from Tyson himself, with the sports personality sharing a series of posts on Saturday (6 August) branding Hulu “the streaming version of the slave master”.
“Don’t let Hulu fool you. I don’t support their story about my life. It’s not 1822. It’s 2022. They stole my life story and didn’t pay me,” he wrote on Instagram.
“To Hulu executives I’m just a n***** they can sell on the auction block.”
On Twitter, he echoed his point, writing: “Hulu stole my story. They’re Goliath and I’m David. Heads will roll for this.”
The Independent has contacted Hulu for comment.
(Mike Tyson/Instagram)
Tyson’s Instagram was flooded with messages of support.
Musician BReal commented a middle-finger emoji aimed at Hulu, while Jamie Foxx wrote: “Love u bro.”
Foxx will play Tyson in another forthcoming biopic series, this time titled Tyson.
Back in February 2021, Tyson first criticised Hulu’s Mike series for “stealing” his life story, calling it “tone-deaf cultural misappropriation.”
He called for fans to boycott the streamer as a sign of protest.