Taking a stand, Bezos wrote, "There have been a number of sickening but not surprising responses in my inbox since my last post. This sort of hate shouldn't be allowed to

Taking a stand, Bezos wrote, "There have been a number of sickening but not surprising responses in my inbox since my last post. This sort of hate shouldn't be allowed to hide in the shadows. It's important to make it visible. This is just one example of the problem." Concluding his message, he added, "And, Dave, you're the kind of customer I'm happy to lose."

"E! stands in solidarity with the black community against systemic racism and oppression experienced every day in America," the network said in a statement on May 31. "We owe it to our black staff, talent, production partners and viewers to demand change and accountability. To be silent is to be complicit. #BlackLivesMatter."