CTV Your Morning features Hate The Player: The Ben Johnson Story starring Shamier Anderson, and subject of the film, former Canadian Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson, a six-part series following a humourous mockumentary rendition of Johnson's disqualification at the 1988 Seoul Olympics for doping.

Sometimes called “the dirtiest race in history,” the 1988 Seoul Olympics men’s 100m final was a significant one for Canadian’s; first when Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson won gold, then when it was taken away from him after he tested positive for stanozolol, a type of steroid. Now almost 40 years later, Ben Johnson is finally telling his side of the story, through an unusual way. “The young generation will learn and know who Ben Johnson is, and it’s a great thing, and they coul

Michael Rowe/IMDB/Getty Images In Hate the Player, the Scarborough-born actor satirizes Canada’s biggest doping scandal. Hate the Player  is a comedy about one of the most scandalous events in the history of Canadian sport. How did you square that? Ben Johnson  doesn’t mind being made fun of, and our story comes directly from him. The showrunner, Anthony Q. Farrell, and I spent a lot of time with him. We shot it mockumentary style, and similar to I, Tonya , it tells a story t

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