King Children Oppose MLK Biopic
source: http://perezhilton.com/2009-05-20-king-children-oppose-martin-luther-king-jr-biopic
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Although one of King's sons, Dexter King, has given DreamWorks and co-producer Steven Spielberg his blessing, saying the film could "be the definitive film" about his dad, Bernice King and Martin Luther King III don't agree with their brother.
"This is a deal that Mr. Spielberg and his people … have entered into believing that they have the blessing of The King Estate. They don't have the blessings of Bernice and Martin King," Bernice King informed reporters.
Her brother continued, "It's not that we are against a film… It's very interesting to me that a company would engage in a business arrangement knowing that there's severe controversy around many issues pertaining to the estate of Martin Luther King Jr."
Bernice and Martin have pointed the finger at their brother Dexter in the past, claming his business decisions have damaged the legacy of the King family.
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sadly, already posted in Movies.
- 2 years ago
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AndreaKnoll
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The King kids are a piece of work. Back in the '90s, they sued USA Today for publishing and CBS for broadcasting their father's "I Have a Dream" speech without payment -- and they won. As reported by the LA Times, "In 1999, a federal appeals court ruled that the speech could be claimed as property because the family refused to release it into the public domain."
And at the end of April, it was revealed that the kids who are charged with looking after the King legacy "made a nonprofit foundation pay them so King Jr’s words could be used on the King memorial on Washington's Mall."
Seriously.
They "made the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation pay them $800,000 for the use of his image and words ON HIS OWN MEMORIAL."
King himself was so opposed to appearing to profit from his work that when he won the 1968 Nobel Peace Prize, he gave the proceeds to charity.
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AndreaKnoll
