MTV Cuts Ties With 'Challenge' Star Dee Nguyen After Racist Remarks; She Issues An Apology

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Jordan Moreau MTV has fired Alex Kompothecras from the reality show “Siesta Key” after allegedly making racist comments on social media.The announcement came on the same day that season 3 of “Siesta Key” returned from a hiatus. Upcoming episodes will be edited to feature him less prominently, the show said.“We’ve made the decision to cut ties with Alex and are editing the current season to minimize his presence.

Alex Kompothecras, who has appeared on all three seasons of Siesta Key, following his racially charged comments.“We’ve made the decision to cut ties with Alex and are editing the current season to minimize his presence,” the network said in a statement to Us Weekly on Tuesday, June 16. “He will not be in future seasons of Siesta Key.”Kompothecras, 25, commented with the n-word in one resurfaced Instagram photo.

Bayleigh Dayton and Dee Nguyen publicly butted heads throughout season 35 of The Challenge, but everything changed on June 8, when MTV announced that it was cutting all ties with the season 34 winner following her racially charged comments.On Blackout Tuesday, a social media initiative where people posted a black square instead of photos in an effort to make room for black voices, Nguyen, 27, faced backlash when she continued to post photos of herself.

The Challenge: Total Madness on Wednesday, June 10, two days after the network fired Dee Nguyen. At the top of the new episode, a statement was displayed on screen.“As a result of Dee Nguyen’s offensive comments on the Black Lives Matter movement, we have severed ties with her,” the statement, originally tweeted from the show’s official account on Monday, June 8, read.

Cory Wharton, who has been part of the MTV family since 2014’s The Real World: Ex-Plosion, has spoken out following the firing of Taylor Selfridge after racially charged tweets resurfaced.“One of my favorite athletes of all-time is Kobe Bryant and one of his favorite philosophies is ‘Control what you can control.’ What I can’t control, though, is the decisions that MTV as a company has made,” Wharton, 29, said in a statement obtained by Us Weekly on Wednesday, June 10.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVMTV has ended its relationship with reality star Taylor Selfridge and has pulled the plug on her new special after racist tweets from years ago resurfaced on social media.“MTV pulled Teen Mom OG At Home: Cory & Taylor’s Baby Special from its Tuesday schedule and is ending our relationship with Taylor Selfridge in light of her past racist statements on social media,” the network said in a statement provided to Deadline.

Dee Nguyen is seeking help with her mental health following her offensive social media comments and MTV severing ties with her, a rep for the Challenge contestant exclusively confirmed to E! News.  "Dee is currently in a mental health awareness spa resort in an undisclosed location with minders, coping with everything transpiring to the most recent events," her rep said in a statement.

People.MTV did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment Wednesday, but in a statement to E! News, the network said, “MTV pulled ‘Teen Mom OG At Home: Cory & Taylor’s Baby Special’ from its Tuesday schedule and is ending our relationship with Taylor Selfridge in light of her past racist statements on social media.

The Challenge star Dee Nguyen is speaking out following MTV’s decision to cut all ties with her following her racially charged tweets.“I want to sincerely apologize to my fellow cast members, the production crew at Bunin-Murray and the staff at MTV for my choice of words and actions in the most recent events,” the reality star, 27, said in an exclusive statement to Us Weekly on Wednesday, June 10. “What was stated wasn’t meant to be hurtful or discriminatory in any matter.

Teen Mom OG At Home: Cory & Taylor’s Baby Special from its Tuesday schedule and is ending our relationship with Taylor Selfridge in light of her past racist statements on social media," an MTV spokesperson told magazine. «MTV strongly condemns systemic racism and stands with those raising their voices against injustice.»Cory is the ex-boyfriend of Cheyenne Floyd, who is also a main star on.

Taylor Selfridge over her past racially insensitive tweets. The network also canceled her Tuesday, June 9, special with boyfriend Cory Wharton and aired an episode of Catfish in its place.“MTV pulled Teen Mom OG at Home: Cory & Taylor’s Baby Special from its Tuesday schedule and is ending our relationship with Taylor Selfridge in light of her past racist statements on social media,” an MTV spokesperson said in a statement to People.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Challenge” is cutting ties with contestant Dee Nguyen.According to screenshots from fellow “The Challenge” cast member Bayleigh Dayton, Nguyen had posted “Idk why some of u think I’m anti BLM. I’ve been saying that since the day I lost my virginity” in a since-deleted tweet.

released a statement announcing that Nguyen — who is on the current season of and was part of the winning team on-- would no longer be part of the show or the MTV network. «As a result of Dee Nguyen’s offensive comments on the Black Lives Matter movement, we have severed ties with her,» read the statement. «Out of respect for our Challengers, we'll air our season as planned.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorThe current season of MTV’s reality competition series The Challenge will be going forward without cast member Dee Nguyen following insensitive comments she made about the Black Lives Matter movement and the killing of George Floyd.“As a result of Dee Nguyen’s offensive comments about the Black Lives Matter movement, MTV and Bunim/Murray Productions have severed ties with her.,” MTV and Bunim/Murray said in a joint statement.

Also Read: MTV Is 'Exploring' Options for Live VMAs From Brooklyn in AugustNguyen came under fire over the weekend for multiple since-deleted social media posts referencing the anti-racism movement and the recent upswell of Black Lives Matter protests.According to Jezebel, the comments came when Nguyen was criticized by an Instagram commenter for participating in the “Black Out Tuesday” trend, which critics said did little to support the actual activist movement that has captured the nation’s