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Trans employee who spoke out against Netflix’s Dave Chappelle special resigns

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Two former trans Netflix employees have withdrawn an unfair labour practice charge against the company, with one also choosing to resign. Terra Field and B. Pagels-Minor previously claimed that Netflix had retaliated against them for organising a company-wide walkout in protest of Chappelle’s special The Closer. According to NBC News, their lawyer, Laurie Burgess, said: “My clients have resolved their differences with Netflix and will be voluntarily withdrawing their NLRB charge. Chappelle’s special faced instant backlash for the transphobic remarks it includes, which Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos defended at the…

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Jay-Z defends “brave” Dave Chappelle after anti-trans controversy

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Jay-Z has defended Dave Chappelle following the backlash over his latest comedy special that included an array of transphobic comments. The Closer, which was released on Netflix on 5 October, has faced widespread criticism from the LGBTQ+ community because of the remarks it features. “They cancelled J.K. Rowling — my God. [Effectively] she said gender was a fact, the trans community got mad as shit, they started calling her a TERF,” Chappelle says. The term “TERF” references “trans-exclusionary radical feminists” whose views are widely seen as transphobic. After making jokes…

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