Dr Dre's new TV series Vital Signs has reportedly been shelved by Apple due to some rather graphic sex and drugs scenes.
The show, which also stars Ian McShane, Sam Rockwell, and Michael K Williams, depicts various aspects of Dre's psyche.
However, according to The Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook personally dumped the six-episode series due to some rather extreme scenes.
These apparently included depictions of characters doing cocaine, an explicit orgy scene and depictions of gun violence.
Digital Spy has reached out to Apple for comment.
This may suggest that Apple are going for a cleaner image with its original TV content, though it is rather awkward for its established relationship with Dre.
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The tech giant famously bought the rapper and music mogul's Beats Electronics range a few years ago in a $3 billion deal.
Vital Signs was first announced as a project few years ago, with Dre playing the lead as well as executive producing the series.
Still, perhaps it may find a home somewhere else – after all, places like HBO aren't known for shying away from showing the extremities in their shows.
Apple has been expanding into original TV content in the past few years, most recently enlisting Avengers star Chris Evans for new drama series Defending Jacob.
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Sam is a freelance reporter and sub-editor who has a particular interest in movies, TV and music. After completing a journalism Masters at City University, London, Sam joined Digital Spy as a reporter, and has also freelanced for publications such as NME and Screen International. Sam, who also has a degree in Film, can wax lyrical about everything from Lord of the Rings to Love Is Blind, and is equally in his element crossing every 't' and dotting every 'i' as a sub-editor.
