Singer Calls Out Sinclair

When WGN America officially canceled the show Underground, executive producer John Legend is blaming Sinclair.

Legend's show about the underground railroad and the race from the slavery of the South attempted by thousands was airing on WGN, but after Sinclair announced plans to buy WGN's parent company Tribune, the show was canceled.

“Sinclair has pursued a strategy of buying up local networks and moving their news coverage to fit their far-right agenda,” Legend asserts in his op-ed. “In addition, they’ve bought Tribune Media, the parent company of WGN America and immediately turned away from high-quality original dramas such as Underground and Outsiders in favor of cheaper unscripted entertainment.”

Sinclair does not yet have control of Tribune and it would be illegal for them to be canceling shows and making decisions for Tribune, before taking ownership. But, Legend seems to believe that is what happened in this case. 

H/T Deadline

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