A&E

A&E Loses 49% of Viewers—America Has Spoken Against Hate

“This is just the tip of the iceberg for a network that has spent decades grievously exploiting the people of America,” said STAND International Director Edward Parkin. “A&E is on the wrong side of today’s war against bigotry and hate.”

Would Javier Ambler Still Be Alive Today if A&E Cameras Hadn’t Been Rolling?

Just this week, the world learned that A&E Live PD cameras were rolling while African-American Javier Ambler died as sheriff’s deputies forcibly restrained him. Ambler, who was unarmed, was tasered four times and could be heard saying “I can’t breathe” and “save me” before he died. A&E has destroyed the footage.

Another Criminal Remini Source Returns to Jail

On Saturday, February 9, 2019, Brandon Reisdorf was returned to jail and held without bail for violating his criminal restraining order , appearing at the San Diego Church of Scientology to harass Church staff and parishioners.

A&E Caught Yet Again Paying Its “Documentary” Sources

“A&E makes its profit through manufactured hate, discriminatory lies and slander in the guise of ‘reality’ and ‘journalism,’ and the public has come to expect this, so we are not at all surprised,” said Edward Parkin, International Director for STAND.

Scientologists Call Disney Bigotry a “Betrayal”

“These Scientologists and American citizens are deeply disturbed by Disney’s decision to turn its back on them and their fellow Scientologists, betraying millions of fans,” said Edward Parkin, International Director for STAND.

13-Year-Old Boy Demands Cancellation of A&E / Remini Hate Show

A teenage boy in India is taking on A&E executives Nancy Dubuc and Paul Buccieri in a grassroots campaign against bigotry, hate and inciting violence. After seeing on-air previews of Leah Remini’s reality TV show that spreads hate about the Church of Scientology, New Delhi teenager Ram Sharma said he was “sick of” Remini’s bigoted rants.

A&E’s Hypocrisy on Paying “Participants”

On Christmas Eve 2016, A&E cancelled its controversial Escaping the KKK show when they allegedly learned that producers had made “cash payments to participants.” A&E publicly announced that “these payments are a direct violation of its policies and practices for a documentary.