(Specifically, the petition that came out at the time to release Polanski from a Switzerland arrest, specifically because of his talents as a filmmaker.)
Almost everything about Sam Seder’s potential ousting was embroiled in controversy.
The reason why MSNBC first rapidly put Seder under the microscope is because right wing rabble-rouser Mike Cernovich recently resurfaced a 2009 tweet in which Seder satirically commented on accused rapist Roman Polanski.
Cernovich and other Internet trolls started using the tweet in an assumed smear campaign against Seder to keep him silent about Alabama Senate hopeful Ron Moore, who has been at the center of his own controversy thanks to allegations of him having relationships with underaged females.