Television networks are reportedly going to great lengths to ensure there is no racist behavior on or off the set from its stars.
According to Page Six, network giants like CBS, MTV, VH1 and Showtime have hired private investigator, Edward Myers.
Myers, who is the president and CEO of the Los Angeles-based investigation firm, The Myers Group, is an investigation and risk assessment specialist.
Page Six reports that Myers has been tasked with combing through the social media accounts of the actors and reality TV stars attached to these networks “to root out any racist comments.”
These latest reports come after more than a half a dozen celebrities were dropped from their respective networks following the resurfacing of racist social media posts and/or actions as the Black Lives Matter movement has grown both nationally and globally.
The Bravo network alone cut ties with four of its Vanderpump Rules stars - Stassi Schroeder, Kristen Doute, Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni - over racist behavior and tweets.
MTV also announced that it would no longer work with two of its reality TV stars, Dee Nguyen of The Challenge and Taylor Selfridge of Teen Mom, after it came to light that both had separately shared racist posts to their Twitter accounts.
And Hartley Sawyer was dropped from the CW show The Flash after several racist and misogynistic tweets from the actor resurfaced.
