CORY Wharton said he is “disappointed and saddened” with MTV’s decision to fire his girlfriend Taylor Selfridge after “racist” tweets from 2012 once again resurfaced. The Real World: Ex-Plosion star broke his silence hours after the network announced it canceled their birthing special and cut ties completely with his baby mama. In a statement to […]
CORY Wharton said he is “disappointed and saddened” with MTV’s decision to fire his girlfriend Taylor Selfridge after “racist” tweets from 2012 once again resurfaced.
The Real World: Ex-Plosion star broke his silence hours after the network announced it canceled their birthing special and cut ties completely with his baby mama.
In a statement to Us Weekly, the 29-year-old TV personality said: “One of my favorite athletes of all-time is Kobe Bryant and one of his favorite philosophies is ‘Control what you can control.’
“What I can’t control, though, is the decisions that MTV as a company has made.
“To those of you that were ready to watch the special, I want to say thank you for your support,” he said of the episode that was originally scheduled to air last night.
Cory gushed that he has an “amazing community that supports me, my family and my daughters.”
The TV personality – who has been a member of the MTV family since 2014 – went on: “I have not parted ways with MTV.
“That needs to be understood. I’ve learned that burning bridges is never the solution.
“Even though I have no ill-will against MTV, I am disappointed and saddened by their decision.”
The reality star then teased what is next for his family: “As all of you know, narrative is a very powerful tool.
“I feel like the narrative that you want about me should be accurate. It should be true, and it should be from me.
“This is why I am putting all of my time, energy and effort into my YouTube channel, The Wharton Family.”
He added the channel will be an “inside look” as his family builds their lives together with the debut of Taylor’s birthing video on Wednesday, June 17.
The Teen Mom alum is the latest reality star to be axed from their network in light of the Black Lives Matter movement.
She will no longer be appearing on Teen Mom OG – or any other MTV shows – after her and Cory Wharton’s Teen Mom OG At Home: Cory & Taylor’s Baby Special was pulled from the air.
The episode was scheduled to air on Tuesday, June 9, and was heavily promoted on the network.
The media giant confirmed their decision to pull the special off the air in a statement obtained by PEOPLE.
“MTV pulled Teen Mom OG At Home: Cory & Taylor’s Baby Special from its Tuesday schedule and is ending our relationship with Taylor Selfridge in light of her past racist statements on social media,” a network spokesperson said.
“MTV strongly condemns systemic racism and stands with those raising their voices against injustice.”
In 2012 and 2013, Taylor – then a teen – made a series of controversial comments on Twitter.
The tweets, which were collected by Reddit users last year, were about Black and Asian women.
In one instance, she wrote: “We have to greet everyone at work, but sometimes I won’t greet the Black people cause they scare me’ – I won’t say names!”
In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Cory and Taylor, said they want to have a boy after welcoming their daughter, Mila, in April.
The proud father told The Sun: “Bring them on! Taylor, you ready? Let’s go! I need a boy. I definitely want a boy.”
Cory is also dad to daughter Ryder, 3, with Cheyenne, 27.
