Netflixwill no longer release a documentary aboutPrinceby filmmaker Ezra Edelman following a new deal with the late singers estate.
As a result, the Netflix documentary will not be released.
Edelman is best known for creating the Oscar-winningO.J.
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Made in Americadocumentary and has been working on his version of Princes story for almost five years.
According to aNew York TimesMagazinefeaturefrom September, Edelmans project accuses Prince of physical and emotional abuse.
How can you tell the truth about someone who never told the truth about himself?
We have meticulously archived Princes life and worked hard to support Ezras series.
But there are still meaningful contractual issues with the estate that are holding up a documentary release.
Ava DuVernay was originally set to direct, but was later replaced with Edelman.
