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MTV has cut ties with reality star Taylor Selfridge. The network announced Tuesday that it shelved Selfridge and boyfriend Cory Wharton’s special episode, “Teen Mom OG at Home: Cory & Taylor’s Baby Special,” because of offensive tweets. “MTV pulled [the special] . . . and is ending our relationship with Taylor Selfridge in light of her past …

The HBO Max streaming service has temporarily removed Gone with the Wind from its platform after the screenwriter of 12 Years a Slave called for its removal in a Monday op-ed. While it is not clear if the op-ed was a driving factor in the decision, screenwriter John Ridley wrote in the Los Angeles Times …

Goldman Sachs said on Wednesday it had launched a $10 million fund to support the work of organizations addressing racial injustice, structural inequity and economic disparity. The bank will match employee donations to recipient organizations, it told customers of its online bank, Marcus. An e-mail by a Goldman employee about his experiences of racial injustice …

Matthew McConaughey sat down on Emmanuel Acho’s show, “Uncomfortable Conversation with a Black Man,” to discuss ways to help end systemic racism. McConaughey, 50, started out by asking the former NFL star how he could do better as a white man. “You have to acknowledge that there is a problem so that you can take …

Rachel Lindsay has called on the execs behind “The Bachelor” to address what she believe is systemic racism, saying she would “dissociate” herself from Bachelor Nation if changes aren’t made. The former “Bachelorette” — the franchise’s only black lead in its history — wrote in a candid blog post that in the past she hasn’t …

Parents are in a tumult after elite all-girls school Brearley was accused of racism on Instagram via the account @Blackatbrearley. The account is titled, “For all Black folks, past and present, who the Brearley School never let belong. These are our stories.” Private Upper East Side school Brearley has around 700 students and is considered …

UPDATE: An HBO Max spokesperson says “Gone With the Wind” will eventually return to the platform with a discussion about its historical context and a denouncement of its racist depictions. On Tuesday, HBO Max removed the 1939 film from its library in the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd. “’Gone With The …

Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James Gorman has been so moved by the protests that have gripped New York City that he’s shaking things up at his firm, he said Tuesday. In an internal e-mail shared on LinkedIn, Gorman, 61, wrote that the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police and the ensuing …

After an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” in February, Stassi Schroeder asked not to be let go from the network on Instagram. “Dear Bravo, please never fire me, because I love this s—t so much,” she wrote alongside a selfie from the Bravo Clubhouse with Cohen, 52, and “Summer House” star …

IBM says it is getting out of the facial recognition business over concern about how it can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling. A letter to US lawmakers Monday from new IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said the tech giant “has sunset its general purpose facial recognition and analysis software products.” Krishna was addressing …