MTV is continuing to cut ties with their problematic stars!
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Dee Nguyen has been fired from MTV sports reality show “The Challenge” after making insensitive comments about the Black Lives Matter movement. Nguyen, featured in the ongoing season, got into a spat with her social media followers after she posted about “Black Out Tuesday” last week. According to The Ashley, one person responded, “Wake up! People are dying.” Nguyen, 27, reportedly responded, “People die every f–king day.
U don’t know me or what I do. I suggest you wake the f–k up and get off
.MTV is continuing to cut ties with their problematic stars!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
The Challenge announced that they had cut ties with Dee Nguyen following her racist tweets, she is focusing on her mental health, Wes Bergmann revealed.“What Dee did was absurd, insensitive, and wrong. But most of all it was ignorant.
MTV has cut their relationship with Dee Nguyen, following her remarks on the Black Lives Matter movement over the weekend.
The Challenge is cutting ties with Dee Nguyen. The MTV show announced on Monday that it "severed ties with her" as a result of her "offensive comments on the Black Lives Matter movement." "Out of respect for our Challengers, we'll air our season as planned," the tweeted statement said about Dee, who appears on The Challenge: Total Madness.
The Challenge has cut ties with cast member Dee Nguyen on the heels of her controversial comments about Black Lives Matter.“As a result of Dee Nguyen’s offensive comments on the Black Lives Matter movement, we have severed ties with her,” the MTV reality competition series announced via Twitter on Monday, June 8. “Out of respect for our Challengers, we’ll air our season as planned.
Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan has defended his son, Stanley Morgan, after he attended a Black Lives Matter protest in London.Taking to Twitter, Piers, 55, who is father to Albert, Spencer, Stanley and Elise, wrote that he was “proud” of his son for attending the protest, adding that he found the movement “profoundly inspiring.” Piers, who recently revealed he'd "put on a bit of weight" in lockdown, continued: “He told me he maintained social distancing as best he could in the large
John Boyega delivered an impassioned speech at a Black Lives Matter protest in London on Wednesday, one of many major anti-racism demonstrations that have taken place around the world following the death of George Floyd on May 25. "Black lives have always mattered.
Emma Watson broke her silence after facing backlash for her ‘tone-deaf’ Instagram post amid the Blackout Tuesday campaign in support of Black Lives Matter protests. On May 2, the 30-year-old actress took to social media and joined millions around the world by posting a black square.