Billy Joel tar avstånd från obehörig biografisk film

Billy Joel har tagit avstånd från en kommande obehörig film om hans tidiga karriär och meddelar att projektet saknar hans godkännande samt rättigheterna till hans musik och livshistoria.

Sångaren publicerade uttalandet genom en talesperson gällande filmen Billy & Me. Projektet, som regisseras och klipps av John Ottman, fokuserar på Joels ursprung genom perspektiven från hans första manager Irwin Mazur och hans långvariga vän Jon Small. Filmskaparna innehar rättigheterna till livsskildringen från Mazur och Small, där den sistnämnde även fungerar som exekutiv producent och rådgivare för filmen.

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