Trans Netflix employee resigns over "what happened last fall" with Dave Chappelle's The Closer

Los Angeles Times

Oliver Whitney, the editorial and publishing manager in Netflix’s film department, announced his exit today on Twitter: "some news: i’m no longer at Netflix," Whitney tweeted. "too complex to sum up in a tweet, but after what happened last fall, i decided this week that as a trans person i couldn’t continue working there. i’ll be back on the freelance grind soon and avail for work in social marketing, brand/social strategy, ent journalism, film criticism, or really any intersection of film x editorial x social. feel free to DM any leads!"