MTV’s ‘The Challenge’ Severs Ties With Dee Nguyen After ‘Offensive’ Black Lives Matter Comments

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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

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MTV has cut their relationship with Dee Nguyen, following her remarks on the Black Lives Matter movement over the weekend.

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.

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.