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“If there’s anything negative, I understand why they didn’t put it out”: Prince’s first wife Mayte Garcia has her say on the cancelled Netflix documentary about him, and confirms that her book about their relationship is being turned into a movie

“Mostly I think it should be his music and what a genius he was because he wasn't normal,” she says

From Prince to Michael Jackson: why are the most controversial documentaries getting canned?

From Prince to Michael Jackson: why are the most controversial documentaries getting canned?

As Netflix scraps an epic series exploring the Purple Rain star’s complexities, and Max takes down Leaving Neverland, we ask: are celebrity-endorsed docs, such as the $40m Melania Trump hagiography, the future?

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“Everything about who you believe he is is in this movie. You get to bathe in his genius, and yet you also have to confront his humanity”: The director of Netflix’s cancelled Prince documentary speaks out

“Everything about who you believe he is is in this movie. You get to bathe in his genius, and yet you also have to confront his humanity”: The director of Netflix’s cancelled Prince documentary speaks out

“The image I've had in my head is the last shot of Raiders of the Lost Ark, of just a huge warehouse somewhere in Netflix, a crate and just like put away,” he says of his unreleased film

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"People had issues with how he treated people – he was emotionally abusive, he was physically abusive." Prince documentary director addresses Netflix cancellation, says the star's representatives were unable to "confront his humanity"

Director Ezra Edelman was working on a new Prince documentary for Netflix, however it has since been axed, allegedly due to disagreements over how the late musician was to be depicted

Long-awaited nine-hour documentary on Prince shelved by Netflix

Reportedly amid strain between the late musician’s estate and the streamer, a long-awaited nine-hour documentary on Prince has been shelved by Netflix.

“The Netflix documentary will not be released”: Prince’s estate claims a “big win for his legacy” as it confirms that the completed but controversial 9-hour documentary about him won’t be broadcast

Instead, we’ll be getting an ‘official’ film that will “make the music the priority”

Prince estate blocks release of Netflix documentary by Oscar-winning director Ezra Edelman

Nine-hour film will not be seen, after ‘mutual agreement’ between estate and Netflix, with estate announcing plans for its own film

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Netflix axes controversial nine-hour Prince documentary

Netflix axes controversial nine-hour Prince documentary

The documentary by Oscar-winning ‘OJ: Made in America’ director Ezra Edelman may never be seen

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Unreleased Prince documentary said to fuel rumours that Prince’s While My Guitar Gently Weeps guitar solo was a cold dish of revenge served to Rolling Stone

Unreleased Prince documentary said to fuel rumours that Prince’s While My Guitar Gently Weeps guitar solo was a cold dish of revenge served to Rolling Stone

Best of 2024: The magazine had omitted him from its list of the greatest guitarists of all time

The Guide #160: Mr McMahon and the trouble with celebrity documentaries in the age of streaming

The Guide #160: Mr McMahon and the trouble with celebrity documentaries in the age of streaming

The Netflix doc pulls its punches at a vital moment, while Oprah has canned her series entirely. Is this all we can hope for in the age of star signoff?

The Guardian - UK

Unreleased Prince documentary said to fuel rumours that Prince’s While My Guitar Gently Weeps guitar solo was a cold dish of revenge served to Rolling Stone

Unreleased Prince documentary said to fuel rumours that Prince’s While My Guitar Gently Weeps guitar solo was a cold dish of revenge served to Rolling Stone

The magazine had omitted him from its list of the greatest guitarists of all time

OJ Simpson: the complicated cultural legacy of a fallen star

OJ Simpson: the complicated cultural legacy of a fallen star

The death of the once-loved NFL star and actor leaves a trail of wreckage from his tabloid notoriety as double murder suspect

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