Report: Vince McMahon Tried To Buy 'Mr. McMahon' Series Back From Netflix(www.fightful.com)

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According to Puck’s Matt Belloni, the series was nearly finished in 2022 when McMahon was forced to step down from WWE for the first time due to allegations of hush money settlements for sexual misconduct. Director Chris Smith went on to reportedly add the controversy to the series. Belloni went on to note that Vince McMahon even tried to buy back the project from Netflix at this point after seeing some early footage. Netflix reportedly refused to let go of the series.

Then, when Janel Grant’s lawsuit against McMahon emerged in January 2024, Chris Smith reportedly made more revisions to the project, despite the fact that the series was supposed to release in March. The finished product is set to prominently feature McMahon’s recent allegations, according to Belloni.

I saw it noted in another reporting that when Netflix rebuked McMahon’s attempt, he reportedly went so far as to get Ari Emanuel to try and purchase it directly himself, to which they also rejected.

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TommySalami@lemm.ee

9 points

2 months ago

Between this report and him trying to claim the series got confused about kayfabe yesterday, it’s gotta get nasty. I’ve already read a lot from various books, so I’m curious how much new info they have.

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GeekFTW@lemmy.zipOPM

8 points

2 months ago

It wouldnt surprise me if his concern over it is mostly the recent Grant revisions since so much of his past is covered already but…I mean if anyone has more skeletons in their closet, its Vince lol

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Nastybutler@lemmy.world

5 points

2 months ago

Shit covered skeletons, it would seem

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