Mac Miller’s mother denounces ‘unauthorized’ biography
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The family and estate of the late rapper Malcolm “Mac Miller” is not supporting the upcoming biography about the Pittsburgh MC’s life. Mac Miller’s mother Karen Myers took to Instagram on Friday, May 7 and stated that the book’s author had “no relationship” to Mac Miller or “access to his friends and relatives” and called for his fans to ignore the book.
“It has come to the attention of the family and friends of Mac Miller that a new book called
Most Dope: The Extraordinary Life Of Mac Miller by Paul Cantor has recently been made available for pre-order. This book is not authorized or endorsed by [Miller’s] family and has been written by a writer with whom [he] did not have a relationship,” Meyers stated in her post.
Mac Miller’s family is speaking out against an unauthorized biography on the late rapper.
On Friday, Miller’s estate and his mother, Karen Meyers, released a statement bashing Paul Cantor’s upcoming book,
Most Dope: The Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller.
“This book is not authorized or endorsed by Malcolm’s family and has been written by a writer with whom Malcolm did not have a relationship,” reads the statement.
Meyers goes on to claim that Cantor was made aware that Miller’s family and friends were “uncomfortable” with him authoring the biography, “yet he chose to proceed against our polite insistence that he do no disservice to Malcolm’s legacy through writing a book without legitimate primary sources.”
Mac Miller s Biography Author Defends Himself After Late MC s Family Calls His Work Exploitative
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Paul Cantor, who wrote Most Dope: The Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller , stresses that the late Self Care rapper s family was made aware of the book at its inception with the utmost best intentions. May 8, 2021
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Mac Miller s biography author is standing by his decision to write Most Dope: The Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller . After the late Self Care rapper s family calls his work exploitative, Paul Cantor defended himself by offering some clarifications. I m a journalist with nearly twenty years of experience, having been fair and honest in my reporting on the biggest celebrities to people in the smallest corners of everyday life, Paul told Page Six on Friday, May 7. My credibility is unimpeachable and I don t take his family s claims lightly. It s unfortunate that they feel this way.
Mac Miller s family slam exploitative biography
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Mac Miller s family have slammed an exploitative biography about the late star.
Mac - whose real name was Malcolm McCormick - died in September, 2018 of an accidental overdose and his mother, Karen Meyers, is furious about Paul Cantor s Most Dope: The Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller , which is set to release on January 18, 2022.
Mac s family said in a statement on Instagram: “It has come to the attention of the family and friends of Mac Miller that a new book called Most Dope: The Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller by Paul Cantor has recently been made available for pre-order. This book is not authorized or endorsed by Malcom’s family and has been written by a writer who had no meaningful access to those that were closest to Malcolm friends, family and collaborators etc.
An upcoming Mac Miller biography doesn’t have the support of the late rapper’s mother. Karen Meyers released a statement on Friday, May 7, slamming the book, titled Most Dope: The Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller, months ahead of its release and asked fans not to buy the biography, written by Paul Cantor. “This book is […]