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WarnerMedia Exec Says Pulling ‘Gone With The Wind’ From HBO Max Was “A No-Brainer”

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This week, “Gone with the Wind” found itself in hot water after filmmaker John Ridley wrote an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times about the film, asking HBO Max to pull it from the library due to its racist depictions of characters.

The 81-year-old film is often regarded as one of the very best and is the biggest box office winner (adjusted for inflation) to ever grace the big screen.

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