Netflix fires employee for sharing 'confidential' information amid Chappelle uproar
Posted on AllSides October 15th, 2021
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Netflix fired an employee for sharing confidential and "commercially sensitive" information outside the company related to Dave Chappelle's new stand-up special, a spokesperson for the streaming giant confirmed Friday.
The news comes five days before a planned employee walkout in protest of the special, which GLAAD and other LGBTQ advocacy groups have criticized as transphobic.
The company spokesperson did not identify the employee.
“We understand this employee may have been motivated by disappointment and hurt with Netflix,” the spokesperson said in a statement, “but maintaining a culture of trust and...