HBO Max temporarily removes ‘Gone With the Wind’ over ‘racist depictions’

"You know, we can all feel that our country, the United States, is in a moment of reckoning right now.

HBO Max has removed war epic film “Gone with the Wind” from its recently launched streaming service over its depiction of slavery, parent WarnerMedia said on Wednesday, joining other media companies that have pulled controversial TV shows as demand for racial sensitivity increases across the country.

Gone With The Wind has been temporarily removed from a streaming platform following criticism of its “racist depictions”.

HBO Max has recently pulled the 1939 American film 'Gone With the Wind' starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, and Olivia de Havilland as a result of the Black Lives Matter movement and George Floyd's death protests across the US. George Floyd was arrested by four policemen on May 25 in Minneapolis and one of them kneeled down on his neck until he lost his breath and died.

HBO Max from its slate of streaming options amid outcries over the film's dated depictions of slavery and racism, according to multiplereports.Just two weeks after launching, HBO Max has reportedly decided to reevaluate its streaming content, a move that comes amid nationwide protests over systemic racism in American society.The film — which has long been revered by film critics and is the highest grossing movies of all time when adjusting box office totals for inflation — was recently decried

Jordan Moreau HBO Max has removed the 1939 film “Gone With the Wind” from its library in the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd.The removal comes after a Los Angeles Times op-ed called for the film to be taken down as it perpetuates racial stereotypes and glorifies the antebellum South.Starring Vivienne Leigh, Clark Gable, Hattie McDaniel and Olivia de Havilland, “Gone With the Wind” takes place on a plantation outside Atlanta after the American Civil War.

Little Mix over anti-racism protests has been remixed using Blur‘s ‘Parklife’ – listen to it below.The anti-Islam activist and former leader of the English Defence League shared a video this weekend of him attacking the various protests taking place across the UK in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.The protests taking place across the US and around the world come after George Floyd, an African-American man, was killed in Minneapolis on May 25 when a white police officer knelt on his

Machine Gun Kelly has responded to a fan who criticised him for attending a Black Lives Matter protest.MGK is one of a number of entertainers who has taken to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd, an African American man who was killed when a white police officer knelt on his neck as he lay on the ground during an arrest.Halsey, John Cusack, and Kanye West are just a few of the names who have been spotted taking part in protests.Last month, he said he was “ashamed someone who looks

Little Mix‘s Leigh-Anne Pinnock has said that she “felt invisible” in the group because of her skin colour.In an emotional video, the singer discussed the struggles she has endured as a black entertainer following the death of George Floyd, an African American man who was killed when a white police officer knelt on his neck as he lay on the ground during an arrest.

Oprah Winfrey is hosting a discussion with Black thought leaders, artists and activists regarding the civil unrest across American in response to the murder of George Floyd next week as part of a two-night event that will be simulcast across 19 different Discovery-owned networks.

Still scarred. Russell Wilson opened up about experiencing racism just days after winning the Super Bowl in 2014 with the Seattle Seahawks.

Nicola Sturgeon has admitted that "sometimes it's hard not to conclude" Donald Trump is a racist.

As the nation reels from the death of George Floyd while in police custody, many Americans struggle to grasp how these crimes against minorities can still occur in the US in 2020.

With the legacy of systemic racism being on the minds of just about every person in the US right now, due to the brutal killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, it seems like fitting, if not tragic timing for HBO to prepare to release Jordan Peele’s upcoming series, “Lovecraft Country.” READ MORE: Spike Lee Releases A Video Showing How George Floyd Murder Mirrors His Film ‘Do The Right Thing’ As seen in the new teaser trailer for “Lovecraft Country,” the series

Myleene Klass has detailed the abuse she suffered as a child because of her Filipino background.

At least three famous faces were among the thousands marching through Los Angeles on Tuesday (June 2.) Cara Delevingne, 27, marched with Machine Gun Kelly, 30, and Travis Barker, 44, by her side, and the Carnival Row star held a homemade sign that read “Silence Is Consent.” Clearly, she was calling out those who have yet to demand justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, or the countless other black men and women who have been killed by police in the United States.

"Right now, there are no words for this shit"