The original, all-Black postproduction group protested the bombshell docuseries' direction and walked out
despite its survivors' explicit stories of sexual abuse. The editing team watched hours of disturbing footage recounting sexual trauma and abuse as they began to assemble two long episodes that would introduce Kelly's background, his secret marriage to fellow performer Aaliyah when she was 15 years old and the' first exposé by Jim DeRogatis and Abdon Pallasch on allegations of Kelly's sexual misconduct, among other topics.
To the editors, it seemed as if their culturally specific concerns were being overridden and that they weren't even given the chance to sit down with the team and be heard. Editors' creative input on projects varies widely, depending on the show and company. Some experienced editors usually discuss notes with their executive producers, some rarely; still, editors' input is generally highly valued in the nonfiction space.
Network and production company sources claim the show's leaders were surprised by the mass resignation of the team: Editors — freelancers who live gig to gig and often fear being labeled "difficult" and therefore rendered less employable — rarely quit individually over creative differences, and it was unheard of to do so as a group.
In her own statement, hampton took a stand for the editors: "The worst part about thinking about these larger issues, like sidelining Black editors on a project this sensitive, is that it's doubtful the people who need to will take an honest look at this. Instead, they focus on personality 'problems' and hierarchical protocols rather than the real issues. People will rush to defend themselves and change the optics rather than the way they work and do business.
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