ESPN has shelved a Spike Lee-directed docuseries on Colin Kaepernick under the explanation of “creative differences.”

The news comes days after lucrative new partnerships were forged with the NFL, a frequent target of President Donald Trump’s ire for woke ideology and Kaepernick’s social justice and anti-policing crusade that began late in the 2016 presidential campaign and extended into Trump’s first administration.

Over the weekend, both ESPN and director Spike Lee confirmed the much-hyped multi-part film chronicling Kaepernick’s protest years will not see the light of day. The Oscar-winning director cited a nondisclosure agreement but bluntly admitted: “It’s not coming out. That’s all I can say.”

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