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Hulu sets Mike Tyson miniseries, but the boxer punches back
Read full article: Hulu sets Mike Tyson miniseries, but the boxer punches backFILE - In this Aug. 2, 2019, file photo, Mike Tyson attends a celebrity golf tournament in Dana Point, Calif. Hulu on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, announced it has ordered Iron Mike, a limited series about the life of boxing great Mike Tyson. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES ā Hulu announced it has ordered a limited series dramatizing the life of boxing great Mike Tyson, who quickly slammed the production as ācultural misappropriation.āIn a press release Thursday, Hulu said āIron Mikeā will explore āthe wild, tragic and controversial life and careerā of a polarizing athlete. Tyson, who is not involved in the project, criticized Hulu on social media, saying the series smacked of insensitivity. āHuluās announcement to do an unauthorized mini-series of the Tyson story without compensation, although unfortunate, isnāt surprising,ā Tyson said in an Instagram post. The eight-episode āIron Mikeā is from the makers of āI, Tonya,ā the 2017 movie that starred Margot Robbie as ice skater Tonya Harding.