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    'Queer Eye' Star Karamo Brown Added to 'Dear White People' Season 4

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    The Netflix reality TV star joins the upcoming final season of the series, several months after recurring member Jeremy Tardy quit due to alleged pay disparity between black and white cast.

    Jan 19, 2021
    AceShowbiz – “Queer Eye” star Karamo Brown has joined the cast of TV show “Dear White People” for the upcoming fourth season.
    The culture expert’s character in the programme – which follows several black college students at a predominantly white Ivy League institution – has yet to be revealed.
    But Karamo celebrated the news of his new gig in a post on Instagram, alongside which he wrote, “So excited to be part of the @dearwhitepeople cast for the upcoming season!”
    While Brown is most well known for being on “Queer Eye”, he is also a successful actor – having starred in TV shows such as “Steam Room Stories” and “Heads Will Roll”. He began his career back in 2004, when he made history by becoming the first openly gay black man cast on a reality show when he appeared on MTV’s “The Real World: Philadelphia”.

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    The comedy drama series based on an acclaimed indie movie of the same title is going to bid farewell with the upcoming season.
    “I’m so grateful my little indie-that-could has made it to four seasons at Netflix,” creator Justin Simien said in a statement. “This show, along with the many talented storytellers it has brought into my orbit, has changed my life and I can’t wait to create a celebratory final volume befitting such a transformative experience.”
    Karamo Brown’s casting came several months after Jeremy Tardy announced his departure from the show. He accused Lionsgate bosses of racial discrimination due to pay disparity between black and white cast members ahead of the final season.
    “After being offered to return for several episodes my team was notified that our counter offer would not be considered and that the initial offer was the ‘best and final,’ ” he revealed. “This news was disturbing because one of my white colleagues – being a true ally – revealed that they too had received the same initial offer and had successfully negotiated a counter offer.”
    Lionsgate, however, denied the allegations, “This was a purely financial negotiation regarding deal terms. Lionsgate is committed to equal treatment for all talent regardless of race, gender, age or sexual orientation.”

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      Jeremy Tardy Quits 'Dear White People' as He's Denied Pay Bump Received by His White Peer

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      The Rashid Bakr depicter accuses Lionsgate bosses of racial discrimination due to pay disparity between black and white cast members ahead of fourth and final season.
      Sep 13, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Jeremy Tardy will be leaving “Dear White People” ahead of its fourth and final season after accusing Lionsgate bosses of racial discrimination.
      The 29-year-old actor, who appeared in a recurring capacity as Rashid Bakr on the show, revealed in a social media post he is not returning as he detailed the allegations.
      While Tardy accused them of the discrimination, Lionsgate officials, who produce the series, insist it was nothing more than a financial situation.
      “After being offered to return for several episodes my team was notified that our counter offer would not be considered and that the initial offer was the ‘best and final,’ ” he shared on Twitter.
      “This news was disturbing because one of my white colleagues – being a true ally – revealed that they too had received the same initial offer and had successfully negotiated a counter offer.”
      He continued, “My team expressed this issue to Lionsgate and the producers maintained their position that the white actor was able to negotiate while I was not- regardless of my credits and experience.”
      “With this information six recurring cast members, along with myself, banded together on Monday, August 30th to pass on Lionsgate’s initial offers.”
      Lionsgate officials responded to Tardy in a statement, via Deadline, insisting, “This was a purely financial negotiation regarding deal terms. Lionsgate is committed to equal treatment for all talent regardless of race, gender, age or sexual orientation.”
      “We are very proud of Dear White People and its place in the national conversation about racial equality and social justice and we look forward to beginning production on its 4th season.”

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