The Miss USA Pageant has found a new home.
Reelz has picked up the rights to the telecast after NBC on Monday scrapped plans to air the pageant amid a growing controversy involving Trump and his comments about Mexicans and other Latinos.
“The decision on the part of Reelz to acquire the rights to the MISS USA Pageant was based on our belief that this special event, and the women who compete in it, are an integral part of American tradition,” said Stan E. Hubbard, CEO of Reelz. “As one of only a few independent networks, we decided to exercise our own voice and committed ourselves to bringing this pageant to American viewers everywhere."
Reelz, owned by Republican donor Hubbard, previously picked up the high-profile The Kennedys miniseries after History Channel made the decision to yank it amid controversy.
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