Meek Mill’s Probation Troubles Will Reportedly Cost Him A Role In A Will Smith Film

Nicki Minaj’s rapper boyfriend Meek Mill will miss out on starring in a new Will Smith-produced movie because of probation woes stemming from a 2008 drug and gun case.

Meek’s been in grueling hearings in a Philadelphia courtroom — even breaking down on the stand — and has been ordered not to work or perform before a Feb. 5 sentencing.

Page Six has exclusively learned that Mill was meant to travel to Hollywood, Calif., in November regarding a role in “12 O’Clock Boys,” an upcoming movie by Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment.

It’s based on the story of the infamous West Baltimore illegal-dirt-bike riders who were the subject of an indie documentary that debuted at SXSW in 2013. Mill was to play the role of “Wheelie Wayne,” sources said.

But Mill missed a scheduled trip to LA for the film because he had to take a urine test as part of his probation just four days after a previous test.

Another high-profile gig he’ll miss, because of the court order to keep him in Philly till February, is a Las Vegas concert with Minaj at Drai’s, for which sources said Mill would’ve made $140,000. We’re told it was the first step in getting him a residency, which is now also in jeopardy. “He’s at a defining moment in his career,” said a source. “And they are prohibiting him from work.”

Judge Genece Brinkley ruled that Mill was in “technical violation” of his probation, but has not decided on any punishment.

Sources close to Mill counter that he’s the one who’s been responsible, calling his parole officer numerous times to arrange scheduling for work, but his calls go ignored. They also claim a violation of his urine tests came because of creatine in one case and another when a lab tech threw a urine sample in the trash and it couldn’t be tested.

Meanwhile, TMZ reported that during a Thursday hearing when Meek’s lawyer asked him about an Oscar nomination for his song on the “Creed” soundtrack, “The DA quickly interrupted, ‘He’s in consideration! He’s not nominated.’ ” But either way, with the Oscars on Feb. 28, Mill could be missing those as well.

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