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*HBO Max has reversed its decision to remove “Gone With the Wind” from the platform following criticism over the film’s depiction of slavery.

At first, the streaming service said the original film will be brought back but “with a discussion of its historical context and a denouncement” of racist scenes and the depictions of slavery, per TMZ.

HBO Max added, “‘Gone With The Wind’ is a product of its time and depicts some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that have, unfortunately, been commonplace in American society.” When the movie returns, it’ll be “presented as it was originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed.”

The platform previously announced that it would temporarily pull the iconic drama after “12 Years a Slave” screenwriter John Ridley published an op-ed in the Los Angeles calling for the removal of the film because it depicts slavery in a positive light.

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