Reelz Chief Executive Stan E. Hubbard said Sunday the cable network was “darn proud” to air the 2015 Miss USA pageant after NBC and Univision dropped the TV event over pageant co-owner Donald Trump’s controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants.
Hubbard addressed the decision when he took the stage before the cable network’s presentation at the Television Critics Assn. press tour in Beverly Hills. He lauded the network’s willingness to “make those tough divisions even in a politically charged atmosphere.”
“We are darn proud of that,” Hubbard told reporters.
The low-profile cable network, which is available in 70 million homes, picked up the July 12 event when it found itself without a TV home after Trump’s inflammatory comments about Mexican immigrants.