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    LeBron James teaming with Showtime on NBA documentary

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    In this July 13, 2016, file photo, NBA player LeBron James speaks at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

    By Tom Withers, Sports Writer

    CLEVELAND (AP) --

    LeBron James will help tell a story he's still shaping.

    The Cavaliers superstar is teaming with Showtime on a documentary that will examine the modern NBA and the league's impact on popular culture. James, who has been producing TV and movie projects for several years, will serve as an executive producer with long-time business partner Maverick Carter.

    The three-part documentary will be directed by filmmaker Gotham Chopra and premiere in 2018.

    James has become one of the game's most transcendent players. The 32-year-old recently led Cleveland to its third straight Finals — his seventh consecutive trip. The three-time champion continues to play at an amazingly high level after 14 pro seasons.

    "We developed the idea for these films because of the incredible, generational impact some of the NBA's most successful players have had on every aspect of American culture," said Carter, CEO of SpringHill Entertainment. "Gotham is the perfect filmmaker to bring these stories to life, and Showtime is the right platform to showcase how they were able to transcend the game and shape the culture in an unprecedented way."

    Chopra previously produced and directed a successful documentary on Kobe Bryant.

    "Despite the fact that I am a Boston Celtics fan to the bone, collaborating with Maverick and LeBron was an inspired opportunity," he said. "Sports in general and specifically the NBA provide a great backdrop for storytelling. But these films offer us a chance to go beyond that; to weave a broader cultural narrative in our current social climate."

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    Daryl Hannah issues scathing response to portrayal of her on TV series about Kennedy and Bessette

    Friday, March 6, 2026
    Daryl Hannah poses in the press room at the Oscars, Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

    Daryl Hannah has issued a scathing response to the new TV series about John F. Kennedy Jr. and wife Carolyn Bessette, denouncing the way she's been portrayed in the FX and Hulu show as false, damaging and misogynistic.

    "How Can 'Love Story' Get Away With This?" was the headline of the actor's guest essay Friday in the New York Times.

    "Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette" is a romantic look at the love affair and marriage of the famously stylish couple, who died in 1999 along with Bessette's sister, Lauren, when a small plane piloted by Kennedy crashed into the Atlantic on a hazy night.

    Hannah had dated Kennedy before he met and married Bessette, and is portrayed in what can only be described as a distinctly unflattering way in the series. The character is played by Dree Hemingway.

    "The character 'Daryl Hannah' portrayed in the series is not even a remotely accurate representation of my life, my conduct or my relationship with John," Hannah, 65, wrote. "The actions and behaviors attributed to me are untrue."

    She went on to refute specific actions attributed to her character, who appears in the first three episodes. "I have never used cocaine in my life or hosted cocaine-fueled parties," Hannah wrote. "I have never pressured anyone into marriage. I have never desecrated any family heirloom or intruded upon anyone's private memorial.

    "I have never planted any story in the press," she continued. "I never compared Jacqueline Onassis' death to a dog's. It's appalling to me that I even have to defend myself against a television show."

    FX said it had no immediate comment on Hannah's charges.

    Hannah is not the first to bitterly criticize the show and accuse producers, especially executive producer... Read More

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