Reality star Dee Nguyen is fired from MTV’s The Challenge after posting ‘People die every f***ing day’ in response to Black Lives Matter and then trying to engineer a row over it to boost ratings with castmates Bayleigh Dayton and Swaggy C
- Nguyen was criticized for posting online despite taking part in Blackout Tuesday
- ‘IDK why some of you think I’m anti-BLM. I’ve been saying that since the day I lost my virginity’, the 27-year-old wrote back in a since deleted tweet
- That reaction sparked an argument with some of her black castmates
- Bayleigh Dayton tweeted: ‘THIS IS NOT HOW YOU SUPPORT BLM. I’m disgusted and disappointed. THIS IS NOT A TREND. THIS IS LIFE OR DEATH FOR US. ‘
- In a Twitter statement Monday MTV said: ‘As a result of Dee Nguyen’s offensive comments on the Black Lives Matter movement, we have severed ties with her’
- Nguyen apologized Sunday, saying: ‘I am sorry for the insensitive tweet I posted’
MTV star Dee Nguyen has been fired reality show The Challenge after ‘her offensive comments on the Black Lives Matter movement’, the network has confirmed.
The 27-year-old had said in a now deleted tweet: ‘IDK why some of you think I’m anti-BLM. I’ve been saying that since the day I lost my virginity.’ She had been criticized for posting pictures of herself despite pledging to participate in Blackout Tuesday.
That reaction sparked an argument with her black castmates Bayleigh Dayton and her husband Swaggy C, who accused Nguyen of posting about the movement ‘for clout’. Dayton said she was ‘disgusted and disappointed’.
In a Twitter statement Monday MTV said: ‘As a result of Dee Nguyen’s offensive comments on the Black Lives Matter movement, we have severed ties with her.’
Nguyen had apologized Sunday, writing: ‘I am sorry for the insensitive tweet I posted earlier. I was being defensive and not speaking from my heart. But there’s no excuse.
‘I also want to extend an apology to Bayleigh and Swaggy- who are my cast mates and deserve my respect and compassion.’
But she had earlier suggested she was a victim of ‘cancel culture’.
MTV star Dee Nguyen has been fired reality show The Challenge after ‘her offensive comments on the Black Lives Matter movement’, the network has confirmed
Her tweets sparked an argument with her black castmates Bayleigh Dayton and her husband Swaggy C, pictured, who accused Nguyen of posting about the movement ‘for clout’
In a Twitter statement Monday MTV said: ‘As a result of Dee Nguyen’s offensive comments on the Black Lives Matter movement, we have severed ties with her’
Nguyen, who found fame on British show Geordie Shore and had been on the current season of The Challenge, said ‘people die every f***ing day’.
He comment came in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a white police officer and after an Instagram user wrote to her: ‘All you posted was a black square and went about your day and posting your lame a** thirst traps.
‘People are dying.’
Nguyen replied: ‘People die every f***ing day. U don’t know me or what I do. I suggest you wake the f*** up and get off social media.’
She had been criticized for posting pictures of herself despite pledging to participate in Blackout Tuesday
The 27-year-old had said in a now deleted tweet: ‘IDK why some of you think I’m anti-BLM. I’ve been saying that since the day I lost my virginity’
But castmates Bayleigh Dayton hit out, writing: ‘THIS IS NOT HOW YOU SUPPORT BLM. I’m disgusted and disappointed. THIS IS NOT A TREND. THIS IS LIFE OR DEATH FOR US.
‘Posting for clout about the death of black people? Shame on you @deenguyenMTV.’
Dayton’s husband Chris ‘Swaggy C’ WIlliams then accused Nguyen of trying to engineer a row over it to boost ratings.
He said she had texted him saying: ‘hey make sure you tell Bayleigh to keep me blocked & you still talk bad about me. I’m thinking of storylines for season 36.’
Nguyen had apologized Sunday, writing: ‘I am sorry for the insensitive tweet I posted earlier. I was being defensive and not speaking from my heart. But there’s no excuse’
Nguyen, who found fame on British show Geordie Shore and had been on the current season of The Challenge, said ‘people die every f***ing day’
Dayton’s husband Chris ‘Swaggy C’ WIlliams then accused Nguyen of trying to engineer a row over it to boost ratings. He said she had texted him saying: ‘hey make sure you tell Bayleigh to keep me blocked & you still talk bad about me. I’m thinking of storylines for season 36’
And fellow contestant Tula ‘Big T’ Fazakerley added: ‘She said she was ‘blacker’ than me because I didn’t know the name of a musician and because she hadn’t seen me fight and be aggressive.
‘I felt like she was trying to make me fit her idea of a ‘stereotype.’..after seeing her tweets it just infuriated me even more and felt like I should be honest about my experience.’
The statement from MTV announcing her ax from the show continued: ‘Out of respect for our Challengers, we’ll air our season as planned. We strongly condemn systemic racism and stand with those raising their voices against injustice.’
On Tuesday Nguyen tweeted: ‘I would like to offer my sincerest apology to my colleagues to whom I have hurt directly and indirectly due to my insensitive remarks. Let me be clear I am a POC that cares about BLM.
‘I believe in this movement and I’m stepping away from social media to focus on my wellbeing and mental health. This is not a goodbye, it’s a I will see you again.’