Netflix’s chief communications officer, Jonathan Friedland, is leaving the video streaming company after reports that he had twice used the N-word during work meetings.

A company spokesperson confirmed on Friday that Friedland was leaving the company, without giving more details.

But his firing came after staff complaints about his use of language in the workplace, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Friedland tweeted that he had spoken in an “insensitive” manner. “Leaders have to be beyond reproach in the example we set and unfortunately I fell short of that standard when I was insensitive in speaking to my team about words that offend in comedy,” he tweeted.

Friedland was not immediately available for comment.

Friedland has spent more than seven years with Netflix and was previously with the Walt Disney Company.

In a lengthy internal memo, chief executive Reed Hastings addressed Friedland’s departure, according to the Hollywood Reporter, saying: “His descriptive use of the N-word on at least two occasions at work showed unacceptably low racial awareness and sensitivity.”

The shake-up comes as Netflix reported it now has 125 million subscribers worldwide and expects 6.2 million more to subscribe in the second quarter.