Leiomy Maldonado claps back at HBO Max

•  Legendary was terminated and removed off the streamer’s site.
• GLAAD said Legendary “raised the bar for inclusivity on TV programming on so many different levels..”
• A number of cost-cutting moves at HBO Max, including the cancellation and removal of shows like FBoy Island, and Love Life, led to the demise of Legendary

The voguing competition series was terminated and removed off the streamer’s site in early December, and the Legendary judge is speaking out against the decision.

“@hbomax,” the dancer wrote in a Dec. 20 tweet. “I’m gagging at how y’all just wiped Legendary off of your app as if it never existed.”

Every episode of the show included a competition between a group of fashion houses at a themed ball. Viewers learnt more about the motivational performers and backstories of each house throughout the course of the episode. Maldonado, Jameela Jamil, Law Roach, and Megan Thee Stallion, who was later replaced by Keke Palmer, were as judges for the Dashaun Wesley-hosted competition series.

A number of cost-cutting moves at HBO Max, including the cancellation and removal of shows like FBoy Island, Westworld, and Love Life, led to the demise of Legendary. The series will now be available on the third-party platform FAST.

GLAAD criticised the streamer in response to the decision, pointing out how the show created space for folks who weren’t previously represented on television.

“Legendary raised the bar for inclusivity on TV programming on so many different levels, especially when it comes to celebrating Black and queer culture,” the organization said in a Dec. 15 statement to Deadline. “While Legendary is unfortunately just the latest LGBTQ-inclusive programming to get canceled by their network this year, the creative team and Scout Productions prioritized uplifting unheard talent and voices and we’re hopeful that these types of stories are able to be told again.”

@hbomax I’m gagging at how y’all just wiped Legendary off of your app as if it never existed.

— Leiomy not “Lei” (@leiomy) December 20, 2022

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