Netflix CEO under fire for defending Chappelle special

The head of Netflix is taking heat for repeatedly defending Dave Chappelle's controversial special, saying that the company believes that transphobic remarks by the comedian won't result in "real-world harm."

Ted Sarandos, the CEO of Netflix, sent a company-wide memo this week addressing the controversy over "The Closer," Variety reported on Wednesday.

“We know that a number of you have been left angry, disappointed and hurt by our decision to put Dave Chappelle’s latest special on Netflix,” Sarandos wrote, according to the trade publication.