John Singleton has stepped down as director from the upcoming Tupac biopic.
In a lengthy post on Instagram, Singleton, who previously worked with Tupac on ‘Poetic Justice’, said his exit was due to the producers lack of respect of Tupac’s legacy.
“Tupac was much more than a hip hop artist … He was a black man guided by his passions,” said Singleton. “Of most importance was his love of black people and culture … Something the people involved in this movie know nothing about…”
Singleton expressed he was still planning on making a biopic about the West Coast rapper.
He originally signed on to direct the project last February.
Filming on the project is currently slated to begin in August or September. No release date has been set yet.