Over the past years, many celebrities, dead or alive, have been getting their own biopic to tell their individual life stories like Elton John on "Rocketman," Whitney Houston on "I Wanna Dance With Somebody," and Madonna which is yet to be titled. Recently, Kanye West opened up about the actor that he wanted to play as him in a movie.
Taking to his official Instagram account, the "Donda " rapper shared black photo with the text "Who should play me in a Ye movie?"
Many fans immediately bombarded the comment section to share their thoughts on which celebrity should portray the rapper in a movie. Some of the crowd favorites are Denzel Washington, Michael B. Jordan, and more.
Despite getting answers from his followers, it appears that West is already eyeing an actor as he answered the Oscar Award-winning personality, Jamie Foxx." (via Bilboard)
He noted that the 54-year-old star is "one of the greatest geniuses."
Speaking about Foxx's credentials when it comes to the film industry, the outlet reported that he was first nominated for an Academy Award in 2005 for his role in "Collateral."
Although he failed to snag the coveted award that evening, he won the best actor that year for playing Ray Charles in the film "Ray."
In addition to his Oscar award, he won a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe award for the same role.
As of this writing, the actor has not responded to West's recent post.
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Kanye West Updates
The "Donda" rapper's recent post comes a few days after West speaks out on the backlash he received after featuring a "White Lives Matter" shirt during his recent Yeezy fashion show in Paris, France.
Taking to the social media platform, Ye doubled down on defending his actions during fashion week, saying "Black Lives Matter was a scam."
He didn't stop there as he later posted, "Here's my latest response when people ask me why I made a tee that says white lives matter... THEY DO." (via Complex)
Many fans and celebrities were dismayed over his shirt, even Jaden Smith left the event and later discussed it on Twitter, saying he had to "dip."
West has been going on a rant on Instagram over the past few days, including a post that claims LVMH is attempting to kill his friends one by one.
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