A&E Cancels KKK Documentary Because Participants Were Paid in ‘Violation’ of Policies

A&E has cancelled its Ku Klux Klan reality TV series “Escaping the KKK” after acknowledging people were paid to participate, a “direct violation” of the network’s policies, according to a Saturday statement from A&E.

The show was originally called “Generation KKK,” but after adding a new civil rights partner, Color of Change, in addition to its existing work with the Anti-Defamation League, A&E changed the title this week to Escaping the KKK:

The documentary ‘Escaping the KKK’ was intended to serve as a close look at anti-hate extractors focused on helping people leave the Ku Klux Klan–the racist hate group with a long history of violence against African Americans and others.