Alina Kozhevnikova was fired from TLC and hastily edited out of 90 Day Fiancé: Before The 90 Days season 5 after her past racist posts resurfaced, and now viewers are wondering why Mike Berk isn't receiving the same backlash for his recently resurfaced offensive posts. Both Mike and Alina made offensive posts many years ago that resurfaced after they joined the 90 Day Fiancé franchise. While Alina was fired for her posts, viewers are questioning if TLC should also fire Mike for sharing similarly offensive posts.
Before The 90 Days viewers were furious to discover that Alina had shared multiple offensive posts over the years, which were uncovered when she recently shared a post to her story. The intense backlash led to TLC hastily airing an ending to Alina and Caleb Greenwood's story so that Alina could be edited out of further episodes of the show. Mike now faces similar backlash after his own offensive posts were uncovered by viewers. Franchise fans are wondering if that means his story with Ximena Morales Cuellar will be cut short, although now the season has almost finished airing. Therefore, some viewers believe that Mike won't be fired by TLC.
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Reddit user U/76violet posed the question, "Why Alina was canceled and Mike is not being canceled?" This topic has been debated by many viewers online, as franchise fans have been asking why Mike is not receiving the same backlash from TLC as Alina. However, some viewers pointed out the timeline of Alina being fired and edited out of the show, as her plot line was given the chance to be resolved after her posts were revealed. "Alina getting cancelled and fired didn’t happen overnight. It was a lot
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