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"I have resigned from Netflix as of 11/21/2021.
This isn’t how I thought things would end, but I am relieved to
have closure," Terra Field said in a statement posted online
https://bit.ly/3xerOWP.
Chappelle's latest Netflix comedy special "The Closer" was
criticized https://reut.rs/3CfwWuq by some who saw it as a
ridicule of transgender people. Supporters of the comedian
viewed it as a cry against cancel culture.
Field and a former colleague, B. Pagels-Minor, are withdrawing
an unfair labor practice charge they filed against Netflix in
late October that accused the company of retaliating against
them for trying to organize a company-wide walkout over
Chappelle's Netflix special.
"We have resolved our differences in a way that acknowledges the
erosion of trust on both sides and, we hope, enables everyone to
move on," Netflix spokesperson said in an emailed statement on
Monday.
Neither side immediately responded to requests for further
comment, including about whether there was a financial
settlement in the case.
"My clients have resolved their differences with Netflix and
will be voluntarily withdrawing their NLRB charge," Laurie
Burgess, a labor lawyer representing Pagels-Minor and Field,
said in a statement quoted by NBC News https://nbcnews.to/30SzhPh.
Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos had acknowledged
Chappelle's provocative language in "The Closer" but said it did
not cross the line into inciting violence.
In October, Pagels-Minor was fired while organizing the walkout
after the company said Pagels-Minor had leaked confidential
information, which the employee denied.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Cynthia
Osterman)
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