THE bidding war for Will Smith’s biopic is over — after Netflix and Apple+ both pulled out following his Oscars slap scandal.
Insiders said the streaming giants had removed their bids amid the fallout from Smith hitting comic Chris Rock on stage. We revealed last month that the companies were fighting to secure rights to the film about Smith’s life, based on his best-selling autobiography which came out last year.
But a source revealed yesterday: “Netflix and Apple+ have quietly removed their bids for a Will Smith biopic and will instead relocate the funds and develop original ideas from new black actors. “Working with Will has become a risky business.
They now plan on developing ideas with more family friendly stars like Mike Epps and Michael B. Jordan.” Bad Boys star Smith, 53, has been lying low since he stormed on stage in Los Angeles and slapped Rock, 57, for a joke about his 50-year-old wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. .css-16e4f55{margin:16px 0;}.css-u6yh49{background-color:rgba(246,242,249,1);margin:16px 0;}.css-1tapza8{padding:20px 15px;}.css-1bk4jdt{padding:20px.
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