Jamie Foxx Lined Up to Play Martin Luther King, Jr. in Oliver Stone Movie

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5:45 pm, October 17th, 2013

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Jamie Foxx is being lined up to portray Martin Luther King, Jr. in a film directed by Oliver Stone, according to a number of recent reports.

Earlier this month, a number of outlets indicated that Stone was set to make a biopic about the iconic civil rights leader with members of King’s family involved as producers.

“We’re looking for a way to relate to this extraordinary man,” Stone told the Wall Street Journal, which characterized the director as “officially moving ahead” with Foxx.

But while Any Given Sunday collaborators Stone and Foxx may well re-team for the King project, Gossip Cop has learned that nothing’s been finalized.

In fact, a source close to Foxx tells Gossip Cop that it’s “doubtful” he’ll wind up signed for the movie.

A rep would not comment.

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Sean Penn Mourns Death Of Hugo Chavez: “I Lost A Friend I Was Blessed To Have”

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9:57 am, March 6th, 2013

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Sean Penn is mourning the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who passed away at age 58 on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.

The actor, who for years has been vocal about his support of Chavez, said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, “Today the people of the United States lost a friend it never knew it had. And poor people around the world lost a champion.”

“I lost a friend I was blessed to have. My thoughts are with the family of President Chavez and the people of Venezuela,” Penn added.

Oliver Stone and Michael Moore were also among the Hollywood stars to pay tribute to the controversial politician.

Stone, whose 2009 documentary South of the Border celebrated Chavez’s rule, tweeted, “I mourn a great hero to the majority of his people and those who struggle throughout the world for a place. Hated by the entrenched classes, Hugo Chavez will live forever in history. My friend, rest finally in a peace long earned.”

Moore, who remembered meeting Chavez at the Venice Film Festival in 2009, wrote, “We spoke for over an hour. He said he was happy 2 finally meet someone Bush hated more than him.”

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