A&E Cancels KKK Documentary: Participants Were Paid
A&E Cancels KKK Documentary Series, Says Participants Were Paid in ‘Direct Violation’ of Policies
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&E said it would no longer move forward with “Escaping the KKK,” a controversial documentary series that purported to examine the plight of people seeking to extricate themselves from the hate group known as the Ku Klux Klan, citing a recent discovery that producers involved with the show had made financial payments to some of the subjects involved with the program.
The network said it had learned from producers Friday night that “cash payments — which we currently understand to be nominal — were made in the field to some participants in order to facilitate access,” in a prepared statement released just hours before the start of Christmas Eve. “While we stand behind the intent of the series and the seriousness of the content, these payments are a direct violation of A&E’s policies and practices for a documentary. We had previously provided assurances to the public and to our core partners – including the Anti-Defamation League and Color of Change – that no payment was made to hate group members, and we believed that to be the case at the time. We have now decided not to move forward with airing this project.”
It's so annoying how nowadays networks have no dignity or integrity, they literally are willing to do ANYTHING for a hit or ratings. It's pathetic. A&E proving there's no low they won't go to for ratings.