The recent outcry against Gone with the Wind came began when 12 Years a Slave screenwriter John Ridley wrote a piece in the Los Angeles Times saying the film “romanticizes the horrors of slavery” and specifically calling on HBO to remove the film from the streaming service.
The decision to do so followed in short order, but it was made clear from the outset that the movie would be back up at some point, but with new content attached designed to put the film in context.