Uh oh!
DreamWorks announced on Tuesday that they’ve set the wheels in motion for a film based on the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., but two of Dr. King’s offspring are threatening to sue!
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.
Yikes!
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Sucks when money tears a family apart!
[Photo via Getty Images.]
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