Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said he “screwed up” in his efforts to communicate with employees who were upset about Dave Chappelle’s special “The Closer”
Netflix Inc. Co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos said he “screwed up” in his efforts to communicate with employees who were upset over “The Closer,” a recent comedy special by Dave Chappelle in which he made remarks that some viewed as offensive to the transgender community.
In “The Closer,” which was released earlier this month and is currently among the most-watched programs on the service in the U.S., Mr. Chappelle said “gender is a fact” and said he identified as a “TERF,” an acronym that stands for “trans-exclusionary radical feminist.” He also“What I should have led with in those emails was humanity,” Mr. Sarandos said in an interview Tuesday evening. “I should have recognized the fact that a group of our employees was really hurting.
Mr. Sarandos, who is also Netflix’s chief content officer, said he isn’t second-guessing the decision to carry “The Closer,” nor are there plans to remove it from the streaming giant’s platform. Standup comedy is “designed to stir up emotions” Mr. Sarandos said. And while Netflix prides itself on having an inclusive staff and programming featuring a range of diverse voices, “sometimes inclusion and artistic expression bump into each other,” he said.
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