Netflix has pulled the plug on Dr. Ibram X. Kendi&#8217;s show, &#8220;Antiracist Baby,&#8221; along with several other proposed offerings that would present a nod — or a total-body immersion experience — to woke culture.
According to a <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/news/netflix-animated-series-wings-of-fire-antiracist-baby-1235269747/">report from Variety</a>, Kendi&#8217;s &#8220;Antiracist Baby&#8221; — which was aimed at preschoolers — was one of three animated shows to get the axe. The others were the Ava DuVernay-produced &#8220;Wings of Fire&#8221; series and a film titled &#8220;With Kind Regards From Kindergarten.&#8221;
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The streaming service also canned another Kendi project, &#8220;Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You,&#8221; which was intended to be a &#8220;companion piece&#8221; to Kendi&#8217;s &#8220;Stamped From the Beginning.&#8221; The latter, according to Variety, is in post-production and is described as &#8220;a hybrid documentary and scripted feature that delves into race in the United States.&#8221;
Despite a <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/05/netflix-layoffs-us-employees-1235026085/">drop-off in revenue growth</a> that cost 150 primarily U.S.-based employees their jobs this past week, sources at Netflix told Variety that the decision to cancel those projects was not financially motivated. &#8220;The decisions not to move forward with these projects were creative rather than cost related, meaning they would have taken place regardless of the company’s slower revenue growth,&#8221; Variety reported.
&#8220;They were doing an “Antiracist Baby” TV show? Good grief,&#8221; Mark Hemingway <a href="https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/1527363113778982928">responded</a>.
&#8220;It is … weird … that “Antiracist Baby” was ever a show in the mix for being made, tbh,&#8221; @SonnyBunch <a href="https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/1526731767159324674">added</a>.
In addition, Netflix recently announced it was canceling a planned feminist animated series from actress-turned-exiled-royal Meghan Markle.
&#8220;The series was supposed to revolve around a 12-year-old girl &#8216;on a journey of self discovery&#8217; inspired by the legacy of famous women from history,&#8221; Page Six reported on May 1. &#8220;The executive producer on the series — which was being created through Markle’s and hubby Prince Harry’s Archewell Productions — was Elton John’s husband David Furnish.&#8221;
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The announcements come on the heels of a <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/netflix-fires-major-warning-shot-at-its-woke-employees-with-new-culture-memo/">statement</a> from Netflix executives to the streaming service&#8217;s employees, warning them that the company may choose to invest in projects that not everyone agrees with.
&#8220;Entertaining the world is an amazing opportunity and also a challenge because viewers have very different tastes and points of view. So we offer a wide variety of TV shows and movies, some of which can be provocative,&#8221; the statement read. &#8220;We support the artistic expression of the creators we choose to work with &#8230; we let viewers decide what’s appropriate for them, versus having Netflix censor specific artists or voices.&#8221;
&#8220;If you’d find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you,&#8221; it said.

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Netflix Axes Ibram X. Kendi Show Called ‘Antiracist Baby’ — And Other Woke Projects

Netflix Axes Show Called 'Antiracist Baby' — And Other Woke Projects

Anti-Racism

Ibram X. Kendi

Meghan Markle

Netflix

Racism

Woke Culture

Wokeness

We might all be keeping up with the Sussexes soon, according to <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/05/18/prince-harry-meghan-markle-at-home-docuseries-coming-to-netflix">Page Six</a>. 
The publication reported that Netflix is developing a reality series that would document Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s personal lives with an “at-home with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex-style” docuseries.
Page Six noted that Hollywood insiders are very excited about the new project, which Netflix execs would supposedly like to coordinate with the publication of Prince Harry’s memoir at the end of this year. Meanwhile, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s team would aim to have the series air in 2023.
“The timing is still being discussed, things are up in the air,” one producer told the outlet.
Harry and Meghan had signed a multi-million dollar deal with Netflix in 2020 but so far, fans were left disappointed in terms of new projects. 
Camera crews were recently seen following the couple on their trip to the Netherlands for the Invictus Games in April. Prince Harry founded the event for wounded and injured servicemen and women in 2014. The Netflix documentary “Heart of Invictus” will take a deeper dive into this endeavor.
However, the new docuseries is rumored to be way more personal than that. Page Six said that cameras were allowed inside the couple’s mansion in Montecito, California, and also followed Harry and Meghan on a trip to New York City last fall.
“I think it’s fair to say that Netflix is getting its pound of flesh,” a Hollywood insider <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/05/18/prince-harry-meghan-markle-at-home-docuseries-coming-to-netflix">told</a> the outlet.
No specific details beyond those are known about what’s in the series. But if it’s safe to assume that the Sussexes will be more open than the rest of the royal family, who are notoriously private. They already shared more than other royals while discussing their feelings with Oprah during a bombshell interview in March 2021.
At least one Sussex-related project with Netflix was already canceled, as The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pretending-to-be-a-duchess-wont-buy-her-any-favors-netflix-cancels-meghan-markle-series-purportedly-based-on-her-own-life">previously reported</a>. The animated series “Pearl” was supposedly going to be partially based on Meghan’s life. 
The couple’s media company Archewell Productions first announced “Pearl” in August 2021. 
The press release said, “Like many girls her age, our heroine Pearl is on a journey of self-discovery as she tries to overcome life’s daily challenges. I’m thrilled that Archewell Productions, partnered with the powerhouse platform of Netflix and these incredible producers, will together bring you this new animated series, which celebrates extraordinary women throughout history.”
Netflix announced in early May that they were canceling the series.

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Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Rumored To Have ‘At-Home’ Docuseries Coming To Netflix: Report

Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Netflix Docuseries Will Show Home Life: Report

California

Entertainment

Prince Harry

Reality TV

Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will be starring in a new Netflix special as the subject of a comedy roast in 2023. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback will also serve as executive producer on the series, which will also feature other NFL  figures.
On Tuesday, Netflix announced that it will release a series of upcoming specials called “Greatest Roasts of All Time: GROAT.” Filming is scheduled to being in 2023 and Brady will be the first subject.
&#8220;To quote my good friend, Marshawn Lynch&#8230; ‘I’m just here so I won’t get fined,’” Brady said in a press release issued by Netflix.
&#8220;The special is set to tape after Brady wraps up his next season in the NFL, meaning Tampa Bay Buccaneers haters will have one more reason to root for the team’s failure come this fall,&#8221; Netflix noted.
Netflix Vice President of Stand-up and Comedy Robbie Praw added that the company “can’t wait to burn three-time Super Bowl–losing quarterback Tom Brady, who only went back to the NFL in order to delay this roast.”
The comedy special is not the only non-NFL on-screen appearance that Brady plans on making down the line.
In early May, Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch announced that Brady will officially join Fox Sports as its lead NFL analyst once he retires from playing professional football — whenever that actually happens. “Over the course of this long-term agreement, Tom will not only call our biggest NFL games with Kevin Burkhardt, but will also serve as an ambassador for us, particularly with respect to client and promotional initiatives,” Murdoch <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLonFOX/status/1524010611792744449?s=20&amp;t=AdiXvUGgCLBvzlDp2vc-GQ">stated</a> via Fox Sports’ Twitter account.
Murdoch first made the announcement during a Fox earnings call. “We are delighted that Tom has committed to joining the Fox team and wish him all the best during this upcoming season,” the media mogul <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLonFOX/status/1524010613151727617?s=20&amp;t=AdiXvUGgCLBvzlDp2vc-GQ">added</a> on Twitter.
For his part, the quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tweeted, “Excited, but a lot of unfinished business on the field with the @Buccaneers.” Brady, who will turn 45 in August, retired for 40 days this past January, only to make a surprise decision to return to the game that he has dominated for more than two decades. Prior to playing for the Buccaneers, Brady won six Super Bowls over a span of 20 seasons with the New England Patriots.
While Brady appears to be set to join Fox Sports after his playing days are over, it is unclear when that day will come. Brady has previously stated that he believes he could play until he is “50 or 55,” but that he is not sure he wants to actually do that.

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‘Three-Time Super Bowl-Losing Quarterback Tom Brady’ Will Be Roasted In New Netflix Special

Netflix Announces New Comedy Special Featuring Tom Brady

Comedy

Football

Comedian Ricky Gervais talked about how he &#8220;deals with taboo subjects&#8221; at his shows like AIDS, Adolf Hitler, and cancer as he claimed &#8220;smart people&#8221; can deal with anything, particularly when it comes to irony.
During the 60-year-old&#8217;s appearance on &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs35KefcNjU">The Late Show with Stephen Colbert</a>&#8221; Tuesday, the host asked Gervais if he had to change his jokes for his new stand-up show &#8220;SuperNature&#8221; for Netflix. Gervais said he had started working on material for the special at the end of 2018, but the pandemic interfered with his progress.
&#8220;&#8216;It was always evolving,&#8221; Gervais shared. &#8220;There was a thought, &#8216;Will this be out of date?&#8217; And then I realized that when you&#8217;re dealing with, you know, famine, AIDS, cancer, Hitler, those dudes are evergreen. Yeah, so they&#8217;re not going to, they don&#8217;t date.&#8221;
&#8220;There is no audience that isn&#8217;t going to love that,&#8221; Colbert replied, busting up the comedian.
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&#8220;Boo! Not Hitler!&#8221; he added, laughing facetiously. &#8220;It was a long time ago.&#8221;
&#8220;Like, you don&#8217;t go to a Ricky Gervais concert for just feel good,&#8221; Colbert interjected.
&#8220;No, they do feel good, and the aim is to make them laugh and they do laugh, but they know that I deal with taboo subjects,&#8221; &#8220;The Office&#8221; star admitted. &#8220;But I deal with taboo subjects because I want to take the audience to a place it hasn&#8217;t been before and there is a tension.&#8221;
&#8220;And I think people get offended when they mistake the subject of a joke with the actual target, and smart people know you can deal with anything, particularly when dealing with something like irony,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Humor gets us over bad stuff. That&#8217;s why I laugh about terrifying bad things. You know, that&#8217;s why comedians are obsessed with death because, you know, it gets us through&#8230;it&#8217;s an inoculation to the real things that are going to happen.&#8221;
Gervais previously admitted he wants to &#8220;try and get cancelled&#8221; with his next stand-up show, reported U.K. magazine <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ricky-gervais-insists-wants-cancelled-26101495">Heat</a>.
&#8220;One thing I&#8217;ve decided to definitely do, and can&#8217;t wait to start on, is my new stand-up show, which is going to be called Armageddon,&#8221; Gervais shared. &#8220;I&#8217;m treating it like it&#8217;s my last one ever. It won&#8217;t be, but I want to put everything into it. I want to try and get cancelled. No, I just want to go all-out there.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s about the end of the world and how we&#8217;re going to destroy ourselves for lots of reasons, whether it&#8217;s media stupidity, or the actual end of the world,&#8221; he added.
SuperNature will be available on Netflix on May 24.

Ricky Gervais

Comedian Ricky Gervais Says He ‘Deals With Taboo Subjects’ In His Shows And ‘Smart People’ Can ‘Deal With Anything’

Ricky Gervais: ‘Smart People’ Can ‘Deal With' When He ‘Deals With Taboo Subjects’ In Shows

Cancel Culture

Stephen Colbert

Elon Musk and other top figures praised Netflix&#8217;s new corporate culture memo that effectively tells woke employees that the company will not censor content and that if they have a problem with something that the company is producing that they are free to go work somewhere else.
Variety <a href="https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/netflix-culture-memo-update-censorship-spending-1235264904/">reported</a> late last week that the change in Netflix’s company culture appears to be in large part due to the backlash the streaming service faced from woke employees last year over its Dave Chappelle special, which the employees claimed was transphobic.
The updated Netflix Culture memo includes a new section called “Artistic Expression” that states that it will not “censor specific artists or voices” even if employees consider the content to be “harmful.”
“If you’d find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you,” the memo states, later adding that employees may be required to work on projects that they “perceive to be harmful” and that if they have a hard time accepting their work assignment, they might want to consider working somewhere else because the company is not going to bend to pressure.
Musk responded to the news on Sunday, writing on Twitter: &#8220;Good move by @netflix.&#8221;
&#8220;The currents are changing,&#8221; businessman Vivek Ramaswamy said. &#8220;Netflix says it stands for artistic expression and that employees who don’t want to work on content they find offensive can work somewhere else. And they reportedly fired the employee who led the trans &#8216;walkout protest&#8217; earlier this year.&#8221;
Robert J. O&#8217;Neill, the U.S. Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden, wrote: &#8220;Turns out the blue-haired screamers are wrong and capitalism is right.&#8221;
Other notable responses included:
<ul>
<li>Christopher F. Rufo, writer: &#8220;We should call this &#8216;The Disney Effect.'&#8221;</li>
<li>Rita Panahi, political commentator: &#8220;DeSantis standing up to Disney (&amp; the media’s) lies about Florida’s parental rights bill is having all sorts of positive consequences.&#8221;</li>
<li>Piers Morgan, political commentator: &#8220;Finally… better late than never @netflix.&#8221;</li>
<li>David Sacks, venture capitalist: &#8220;Netflix gets real.&#8221;</li>
<li>Ayaan Hirsi Ali, human rights activist: &#8220;Common sense is coming back at Netflix.&#8221;</li>
<li>Nick V. Flor, professor: &#8220;Go Woke, Go Broke.&#8221;</li>
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The new section later added that the company supports “the artistic expression of the creators we choose to work with” and that “we let viewers decide what’s appropriate for them, versus having Netflix censor specific artists or voices.”
RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/norm-macdonald-shot-secret-comedy-special-to-be-released-after-he-died-its-about-to-come-out">Norm Macdonald Shot Secret Comedy Special To Be Released After He Died. It’s About To Come Out.</a>

2018 Netflix Primetime Emmys After Party

Elon Musk, Other Top Figures Praise Netflix For Cracking Down On Woke Employees

Elon Musk

Twitter

Comedy legend Norm Macdonald shot a secret comedy special for Netflix that was to be released in the event of his death, and now it&#8217;s about to come out.
&#8220;One of modern comedy’s greatest talents made one final stand-up special before he passed away — and it’s been kept a secret, until now,&#8221; The Hollywood Reporter <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/norm-macdonald-netflix-special-1235145692/">reported</a>. &#8220;Netflix will release the surprise program — Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special‚ on May 30.&#8221;
Macdonald died last September at 61-years-old after reportedly battling cancer for nine years.
The report says that he was working on new material for a special with Netflix when he became so ill that he had to be hospitalized in 2020.
“The result was a stand-up special shot in Macdonald’s living room. The actor filmed the entire hour in a single take,” the report said. “As it turned out, Macdonald made it through the medical procedure just fine and the footage was literally tossed in a closet. But Macdonald became very ill a year later, before his special could be properly filmed before an audience.”
Lori Jo Hoekstra, Macdonald’s longtime producing partner, told the publication that Macdonald wanted to get the special on tape just in case his health went south.
“It was his intention to have a special to share if something happened,” Hoekstra said. “He looks great and the material’s fantastic.”
“He ended up getting sicker last August and September, and he remembered he had shot this and asked me to find it so he could watch it,” Hoekstra continued. “He ended up watching it before he passed away.”
The report said that the one-hour special is likely unprecedented in the world of comedy.
“From the various conversations I’ve had within our circle of friends in comedy and producing, no one has heard of any comparison to this [situation] — not even close,” Hoekstra said. “It makes me so happy that I can share it, but also so sad that we can’t share it with him. He didn’t do this for the shock that it exists. He shot it because he loved his material and was so proud of his material. He worked so hard and it really would’ve bothered him to have done all that work and not been able to show everybody. He did it for the stand-up. I just hope people appreciate that he did this.”
This report has been updated to include additional information. 
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/norm-macdonald-dies-at-age-61">Norm Macdonald Dies At Age 61</a>

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Norm Macdonald Shot Secret Comedy Special To Be Released After He Died. It’s About To Come Out.

Netflix To Release Norm Macdonald Comedy Special Shot Before His Death

Celebrities

Hollywood

Norm MacDonald

A new corporate culture memo from Netflix is taking a hardline stance on attempts to silence artistic expression by warning those who are offended by the streaming service’s content that they may want to go find a job somewhere else.
Variety <a href="https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/netflix-culture-memo-update-censorship-spending-1235264904/">reports</a> that the change in Netflix&#8217;s company culture appears to be in large part due to the backlash the streaming service faced from woke employees last year over its Dave Chappelle special, which the employees claimed was transphobic.
The updated Netflix Culture memo includes a new section called “Artistic Expression” that states that it will not “censor specific artists or voices” even if employees consider the content “harmful.”
“If you’d find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you,” the memo states, later adding that employees may be required to work on projects that they “perceive to be harmful” and that if they have a hard time accepting their work assignment, they might want to consider working somewhere else.
“Entertaining the world is an amazing opportunity and also a challenge because viewers have very different tastes and points of view. So we offer a wide variety of TV shows and movies, some of which can be provocative,” the new section reads, later adding, “we support the artistic expression of the creators we choose to work with” and that “we let viewers decide what’s appropriate for them, versus having Netflix censor specific artists or voices.”
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Netflix reportedly fired the leader of a trans organization within the company last October who allegedly organized a walkout to protest the company backing Chappelle over his special “The Closer.”
The Verge <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/15/22728337/netflix-fires-organizer-trans-employee-walkout-dave-chappelle">reported</a>:
<blockquote>The employee was terminated on suspicion of leaking metrics to the press related to the Dave Chappelle special. Those metrics — about how much Netflix paid for The Closer and how many people it reached — subsequently ended up in a report on Bloomberg. While the employee had shared the metrics internally, they spoke out against the leaks to colleagues, worried they might hurt the walkout movement.
The leaking of internal data is highly unusual at Netflix. While the company prides itself on transparency, employees are told that the culture can only thrive when Netflix data remains internal.</blockquote>
This report has been updated to include additional information.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/netflix-ceo-doubles-down-on-chappelle-amid-news-of-trans-employee-walkout-humor-doesnt-translate-to-real-world-harm">Netflix CEO Doubles Down On Chappelle Amid News Of Trans Employee Walkout: Humor Doesn’t Translate To ‘Real-World Harm’</a>

Netflix Fires Major Warning Shot At Its Woke Employees With New ‘Culture Memo’

Netflix Tells Employees It Will Not ‘Censor Specific Artists Or Voices’

Media

Netflix might be speeding up the timeline on introducing an ad-supported option, according to a report obtained by <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/10/business/media/netflix-commercials.html?partner=slack&amp;smid=sl-share">The New York Times</a>. 
The streaming giant has been making headlines over recent weeks for abysmal performance, which included a loss of 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022 and an expected 2 million more to follow in Q2. There are several factors contributing to this, including stiff competition from platforms such as Disney+, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Global, NBCUniversal, and Apple TV+.
Many of these competitors offer cheaper streaming options that earn revenue through ads. Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings told investors that Netflix would be introducing a similar offering “over the next year or two,” but now an internal memo appears to indicate that the change could happen by the end of this year instead.
“Yes, it’s fast and ambitious and it will require some trade-offs,” the note reportedly said.
Currently, the most popular Netflix plan costs $15.49 a month. A new ad-supported tier would be cheaper, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/05/10/netflix-may-introduce-ads-before-end-of-the-year-report/">reported</a>, noting that HBO Max offers an ad-free option for $15/month and an ad-supported tier for $10/month. Subscribers have been complaining about Netflix raising subscription prices for years. 
Netflix has also announced it will start cracking down on password sharing. 
According to Netflix, more than 30 million households in North America are sharing an account. Worldwide that number jumps to 100 million, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whats-your-netflix-password-netflix-targets-account-sharing-as-subscribers-decline">reported</a>. 
“Account sharing as a percentage of our paying membership hasn’t changed much over the years, but, coupled with the first factor [slowed revenue growth], means it’s harder to grow membership in many markets — an issue that was obscured by our COVID growth,” Netflix said in a letter to shareholders following the disappointing first quarter report.
The company has begun experimenting with a password sharing prevention system in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru which involves users paying extra to provide access to Netflix outside their household, which may include up to two extra profiles costing between $2 and $3 more per month.
“The principle way we have is asking our members to pay a bit more to share the service outside their homes,” Greg Peters, Netflix’s chief product officer, explained. It’s a softer approach to cutting off opportunities for password sharing completely while still aimed at recouping the lost revenue.
Netflix has not announced formal plans for rolling out the program to other countries, including the United States, as of right now.

US-IT-NETFLIX

Netflix To Fast Track Ad-Supported Content Amid Financial Losses: Report

Netflix Will Debut Ad-Supported Content This Year: Report

Netflix thought they’d get accolades for making so many diverse hires. That strategy backfired when the company had to do layoffs months after launching the fan website Tudum. Now the company is facing public outcry that a number of minority employees lost their jobs.
According to <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/28/netflix-layoffs-tudum-editorial/amp/?guccounter=1">TechCrunch</a>, the company laid off editorial staff from its in-house publication Tudum only five months after launching the new venture. More than ten writers tweeted about being let go, including an editorial manager. The publication indicated that 25 people in Netflix’s marketing department were affected by the decision.
A Netflix spokesperson told the outlet, “Our fan website Tudum is an important priority for the company.”
“It is worth mentioning that Netflix actively recruited Black women and people of color just to lay them off MONTHS later without a second thought,” journalist Monique Judge shared on Twitter. “Don’t brag about being inclusive when you treat your ‘diversity’ hires like they are disposable.”
Affected staff “were full-time, part-time or on contract. Most of them had just been given promotions the month prior to lay-offs,” <a href="https://madamenoire.com/1313902/tudum-layoffs-netflix/">according to</a> Madame Noire. The publication noted that employees “were only offered two weeks of severance pay.”
“Netflix recruited me seven months ago only to lay me and a bunch of other talented people off today. I’m going to take time off to just exist, so please get in touch if you’ll have editing and content strategy opportunities open after August,” one woman tweeted along with her contact information.
“Well. I just was laid off from a significant contract originally intended through August so I’m looking for stable work… and rent. I need rent,” Nichole Perkins <a href="https://twitter.com/tnwhiskeywoman/status/1519754133158473729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1519754133158473729%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2022%2F04%2F29%2F1095642535%2Fnetflix-promised-secure-jobs-at-tudum-now-one-of-its-teams-has-been-laid-off">tweeted</a>.
One ex-Tudum employee told <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/04/29/1095642535/netflix-promised-secure-jobs-at-tudum-now-one-of-its-teams-has-been-laid-off">NPR</a>: “They went very out of their way to hire high level journalists of color who have quite a bit of name recognition and a lot of experience and talent. In some ways, they were just buying clout to lend credibility to their gambit…We were courted pretty aggressively.”
“They sold us on the most amazing thing that you could want as a culture journalist or entertainment journalist,” the former staffer continued. “They just sold something that seemed impossible anywhere else…But the biggest selling point was the pay…People upended their lives for this.”
The streaming service made headlines when it admitted to losing 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022, marking its first subscriber loss in more than a decade. The company expects to lose 2 million subscribers globally in Q2. Netflix responded by raising prices for customers, which could encourage more cancellations, and vowing to crack down on password sharing.

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Netflix issued a statement on Wednesday defending a comedian&#8217;s right to do standup after the superstar Dave Chappelle was attacked during his show at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night.
The streaming site made it clear the safety of its performers is the most important thing to them and said comedians have a right to be able to perform on stage without fear after a man assaulted the 48 year old while he was doing a stand-up routine for the Netflix Is a Joke festival in Los Angeles, <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/netflix-condemns-dave-chappelle-attack-1235257975/">reported</a> Variety.
&#8220;We care deeply about the safety of creators and we strongly defend the right of stand-up comedians to perform on stage without fear of violence,&#8221; the Netflix statement read.
The alleged attacker has been identified as Isaiah Lee, 23, of Los Angeles, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-who-allegedly-attacked-dave-chappelle-onstage-identified">reported</a> by The Daily Wire.
Lee has been charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon. The man reportedly was armed with a blade-firing fake gun, LAPD spokesperson Lizeth Lomeli stated, reported the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/05/04/dave-chappelle-attacker-isaiah-lee-23-booked-for-felony-assault/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&amp;utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;utm_source=NYPTwitter">New York Post</a>, which added, &#8220;Lee was booked just after 3:30 a.m. Wednesday and held on $30,000 bail, records show.&#8221;
Footage surfaced on social media Wednesday showing a person running on stage and appearing to try to tackle Chappelle, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chappelle-assailant-had-knife-hidden-in-fake-gun-jamie-foxx-rushed-onto-stage-to-aid">reported</a>.
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Someone rushed the stage and attacked Dave Chappelle during his Hollywood Bowl performance &#8230; and the surreal moment was caught on video. <a href="https://t.co/kFf1BvJDvt">https://t.co/kFf1BvJDvt</a> <a href="https://t.co/tQzrt6tMLj">pic.twitter.com/tQzrt6tMLj</a>
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&#8220;It was a trans man. … I am going to kill that n*****,&#8221; Chappelle joked.
During the incident, actor Jamie Foxx raced on stage to help Chappelle.
&#8220;Shout out to Jamie Foxx by the way,&#8221; Chappelle said, joined by Foxx during the curtain call, The Daily Mail <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10781055/Dave-Chappelle-attacked-stage-LA.html">reported</a>. &#8220;Whenever you&#8217;re in trouble, Jamie Foxx will show up in a sheriff&#8217;s hat.&#8221;
&#8220;I thought that was part of the show, I didn&#8217;t know what the f***,&#8221; Foxx replied.
&#8220;I grabbed the back of that n**** head,&#8221; Chappelle joked. &#8220;His hair was spongy. Absorbent.&#8221;
&#8220;Listen, I just want to say, this man is an absolute genius,&#8221; Foxx said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve got to make sure we protect him at all times. … For every comedian who comes out here, this means everything. You&#8217;re a genius. You&#8217;re a legend, I enjoyed myself thoroughly, and we&#8217;re not going to let nothing happen to you.&#8221;
&#8220;I’ve been doing this for 35 years,&#8221; Chappelle replied, then joked. &#8220;I just stomped a n**** backstage. I&#8217;ve always wanted to do that.”
Comedian Chris Rock was in the house and joined Chappelle on stage after the alleged assault and joked, &#8220;Was that Will Smith?&#8221;
&#8220;I thought it was you for a second!&#8221; Chappelle responded.
Rock was struck in the face by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/will-smith-struck-chris-rock-in-the-face-at-oscars-after-he-cracked-a-joke-about-jada-pinkett-smiths-hair-loss">Smith</a> during the 94th Academy Awards show after the comedian cracked a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith&#8217;s shaved bald head amid her hair loss battle.

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Netflix Issues Statement Following Dave Chappelle Attack

Netflix Defends Comedian's Right To Do Standup Following Dave Chappelle Attack

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Netflix, which reported last week it had <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/19/media/netflix-earnings/index.html">lost</a> 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022, announced over the weekend that it was <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10772951/Meghan-Markles-animated-Netflix-series-gets-dumped-cutbacks.html">canceling development</a> of a series created by British duchess Meghan Markle —  and some reports said the show would have been based on her own life.
“Pearl,” the animated series created by Markle, revolved around a 12-year-old girl inspired by various historical women. “The name Meghan originated in Wales, where it is traditionally spelled Megan, however it originally came from the Greek name Margaret, derived from the word margaritēs, which translates to ‘pearl’” <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9791469/Meghan-Markle-named-new-Netflix-herself.html">The Daily Mail</a> noted last year.
Archewell Productions, Markle and Prince Harry’s media company, first announced “Pearl” in August 2021. Markle stated in a press release, “Like many girls her age, our heroine Pearl is on a journey of self-discovery as she tries to overcome life’s daily challenges. I’m thrilled that Archewell Productions, partnered with the powerhouse platform of Netflix and these incredible producers, will together bring you this new animated series, which celebrates extraordinary women throughout history.”
British journalist Dan Wootton commented, &#8220;Meghan is realising that pretending to be a “Duchess” won’t buy her any favours in the cutthroat world of telly.&#8221;
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Meghan is realising that pretending to be a “Duchess” won’t buy her any favours in the cutthroat world of telly. Netflix has axed her first series Pearl &#8211; based on her own life &#8211; before it ever aired. Most likely because it was going to be worthy tosh. Back to the drawing board.
&mdash; Dan Wootton (@danwootton) <a href="https://twitter.com/danwootton/status/1520891315545907200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 1, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Archewell Productions signed a multi-year deal with Netflix in 2020. Soon after that, the royal couple signed a <a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/meghan-markle-spotify-launch-archetypes-podcast-what-to-know/">$20 million deal</a> with Spotify.
In March 2021, Harry <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/03/meghan-markle-oprah-interview">told</a> Oprah Winfrey in their interview on CBS, “My family literally cut me off financially, and I had to afford security for us. I was cut off in the first quarter of 2020. But I’ve got what my mom left me and without that, we would not have been able to do this.”
At roughly the same time Netflix was canceling the Markle series, a <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/my-heart-is-broken-employees-at-prince-harry-run-startup-promoting-mental-fitness-furious-about-pay-cuts-report/">report</a> claimed employees at the startup promoting “mental fitness” which boasts Great Britain’s woke Prince Harry as its chief impact officer were disgruntled about proposed modification of their contracts, even claiming that their “heart is broken.”
BetterUp, a company valued at roughly $5 billion which hired Prince Harry last spring, enthusing they were “energized by his model of inspiration and impact through action” as a “true citizen of the world,” employs over 2,000 professional coaches. The startup recently announced a modification of their contracts, according to <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-revolt-is-brewing-at-prince-harrys-silicon-valley-gig-betterup">The Daily Beast</a>, which prompted some employees to express their bitterness to the media outlet.
“There’s so many of us now who are upset,” one coach lamented, adding, “I would say my heart is broken. And I think there’s really questionable ethics going on.” Another coach echoed, “They’ve turned us into a commodity.”
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‘Pretending To Be A Duchess Won’t Buy Her Any Favors’: Netflix Cancels Meghan Markle Series Purportedly Based On Her Own Life

Netflix cancels Meghan Markle animated series reportedly based on her own life

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The Left is really trying to make the pregnant man thing work.
Days after Apple released their pregnant man emoji with the iOS 15.4 update, Netflix started promoting a new series called, “He’s Expecting.” The Japanese comedy-drama is slated to be released April 21.
The description <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81030178">reads</a>, &#8220;When a successful ad executive who&#8217;s got it all figured out becomes pregnant, he&#8217;s forced to confront social inequities he&#8217;s never considered before.&#8221; The series stars Japanese actors Takumi Saitoh (Kentaro Hiyama) and Juri Ueno (Aki Seto) as the two main characters. 
“The phenomenon of male pregnancy has been around for more than half a century around the world,” the trailer opens. 
“Mr Hiyama,” the doctor tells Hiyama. “You are a pregnant man.”
“Isn’t a nice world to live in where men can give birth for you,” Ueno says. While telling a friend about hearing the pregnancy news, she quips, “I responded with, ‘Is it really mine?’ Men usually get to use that line.”
The audience also sees Hiyama getting a consent form for abortion. 
He complains about not being able to eat anything without getting nauseous and experiences an embarrassing moment of leaking breast milk at a work meeting. 
The trailer poses another question, saying, “What are &#8216;roles&#8217; anyway? Why put people in boxes like ideal father and ideal mother?” 
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“He’s Expecting” is based on the Japanese Manga series “Kentaro Hiyama&#8217;s First Pregnancy.” The series had biological males able to get pregnant before Hiyama experienced it for himself. According to <a href="https://myanimelist.net/manga/135492/Hiyama_Kentarou_no_Ninshin">MyAnimeList</a>, men around the world start becoming pregnant, but have lower chances of conceiving than women do.
The males give birth via c-section. Another key theme of the series is how pregnant men are discriminated against in society. 
Anyone who watched the classic 1994 comedy “Junior” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger is well aware that male pregnancy in the entertainment industry is not a new idea. However, the political climate of 2022 is far different, with trans activists insisting on more inclusive terminology, such as “pregnant people.”
It appears from the trailer and the source material that the main character in “He’s Expecting” is a biological male, not a trans person. The timing of the series release, though, comes at a time when a push for trans acceptance has never been stronger. Normalizing masculine bodies bearing children is a pointed goal of the Left.
The announcement of this new series comes shortly after Netflix announced that it lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022 while expecting to lose 2 million more subscribers in the second quarter. Shares of the company dropped more than 20% in after-hours trading, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/get-woke-go-broke-elon-musk-says-woke-mind-virus-makes-netflix-unwatchable-as-shares-plummet-20">reported</a>.
“The woke mind virus is making Netflix unwatchable,” Elon Musk tweeted in response to the news.
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