Jimmy Pitaro on what influenced ESPN’s decision to shelve the Colin Kaepernick documentary

Colin Kaepernick Documentary By Spike Lee Canceled A Year Ago Despite News Dropping Monday

News broke on Monday that a documentary about Colin Kaepernick (a project led by Spike Lee) was scrapped due to creative differences between Kaepernick and Lee. What wasn’t revealed at the time was that its been a year since the project - which was scheduled to be released on ESPN - was axed a year ago.Business Insider reported that Lee revealed in an interview that the project’s termination was nothing new to him, despite the news being broken …

Is ESPN Finally Waking Up? Network Walks Away from Kaepernick Docuseries After Years of Production

ESPN will no longer air a docuseries highlighting former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick over what the sports network called “creative differences.” Kaepernick, who played for the San Francisco 49ers between […] The post Is ESPN Finally Waking Up? Network Walks Away from Kaepernick Docuseries After Years of Production appeared first on The Western Journal.

Jimmy Pitaro on what influenced ESPN’s decision to shelve the Colin Kaepernick documentary

ESPN Chair Jimmy Pitaro addresses the controversy over the network's decision to shelve the Colin Kaepernick documentary directed by Spike Lee

Network notes: ESPN pulls Colin Kaepernick series; A&E, Nat Geo premieres

ESPN shelves Colin Kaepernick docuseries from Spike Lee ESPN will no longer air its Spike Lee-directed docuseries on Colin Kaepernick, with the network citing “creative differences” as the reason. The docuseries on ...

ESPN President Addresses Controversy Over Critical Colin Kaepernick Decision

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images) Spike Lee’s ESPN documentary about former football player Colin Kaepernick was made last year. His multi-part documentary series for ESPN Films about the former NFL quarterback, who sparked a national debate when he protested racial injustice nearly a decade ago, will not be released, the filmmaker and ESPN said. Towards the end of his NFL career as quarterback for th…