MTV Fires Alex Kompothecras & Edits Him out of Siesta Key after Alleged Racist Posts

MTV Fires Alex Kompothecras & Edits Him out of Siesta Key after Alleged Racist Posts

Siesta Key star, Alex Kompothecras, was fired and largely edited out of season three after alleged comments on racist Instagram posts resurfaced.

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MTV has cut ties with long time Siesta Key star, Alex Kompothecras, after alleged comments on two racist Instagram posts emerged. The current season will be edited to reduce his screen time.

Alex has been featured prominently in all three previous seasons of Siesta Key. He stars alongside his girlfriend, Alyssa Salerno, who also plays a prominent role. A season three promo teased more drama between Alex and his ex-girlfriend, Juliette Porter, another cast member. Alex’s father, Gary, serves as a producer on the show. This isn’t the first time Alex has come under fire. In 2017 he was tied to a video investigated by authorities for shark abuse.

People broke the story of Alex’s firing with a statement from a Siesta Key spokesperson. The official Siesta Key Twitter account announced their split with Alex in a tweet on June 16, the same day the third season premiered on MTV. Alex’s bio has since been removed from MTV’s website. Past racist, posts resurfaced online and have since been circulated by fan accounts. Alex allegedly commented on two posts with offensive racial stereotypes of black people. In one he used a slur to describe the men who appeared in the photo. The comments were allegedly made from his Instagram @alex_kompo.

We’ve made the decision to cut ties with Alex and are editing the current season to minimize his presence. He will not be in future seasons of Siesta Key.

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A major plotline for Alex during the season would have been his support towards Alyssa who was pregnant with their baby girl. Alex’s firing reportedly will not affect Alyssa’s screen time on the show going forward but her bio was removed from MTV’s website. The season premiere, originally slotted for two hours, was shortened to 54 minutes after the announcement was made. This is, assumedly, the result of removing a large chunk of Alex’s screen time. Alex has since unfollowed and removed any mention of Siesta Key from his Instagram bio.

Alex’s firing comes a week after MTV cut ties with The Challenge star, Dee Nguyen over racist comments regarding the Black Lives Matter Movement. Many other networks have fired stars for similar reasons. Bravo fired four Vanderpump Rules stars, Stacci Schroeder, Kristen Doute, Max Boyens, and Brett Caprioni after past racist comments of their resurfaced. TLC also fired Teen Mom star, Taylor Selfridge, after past racist statements. It seems these companies are sending the message that racism of any form, big or small, will not be tolerated going forward. This message is especially poignant considering the lack of racial diversity in the aforementioned shows and others like it.

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/alex-kompothecras-siesta-key-mtv-fired-racist-posts/

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