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New MTV Reality Show Cast Members Receiving Death Threats

New MTV reality show Siesta Key cast members are getting death threats over a video that went viral of a shark tied to the back of a boat and being…

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – JANUARY 29: In this handout photo released by the COEX Aquarium, Sand tiger shark with a Banded hound shark in its mouth at COEX Aquarium on January 29, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. The female sand tiger shark measuring 7.2 ft, ate a male banded hound shark 3.9 ft at the COEX Aquarium. According to the statement by the aquarium PR, sharks sometimes bite other sharks out of astonishment when they bump into them in their own territory. (Photo by COEX Aquarium via Getty Images)

(Photo by COEX Aquarium via Getty Images)

New MTV reality show Siesta Key cast members are getting death threats over a video that went viral of a shark tied to the back of a boat and being dragged at a high speed.  The video wasn’t on the actual show…but one of the show’s cast members had claimed the person who did it was a friend.  Since the video was released, there have been protests, a FB page has been created asking for a boycott of the show AND the show's premiere party was canceled because several cast members reported receiving death threats.

The video in question is below: