Gabrielle Union has filed a discrimination complaint, nearly six months after she was ousted from America’s Got Talent. The actress and activist said she was fired after only one season for raising concerns about toxicity and racial incidents on set. In the complaint, which was filed on Thursday with California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), Union names NBCUniversal and the show’s producers, FremantleMedia and Simon Cowell’s Syco. In a statement to Variety, Union — via her attorney — also made an alarming accusation against NBC Entertainment Chairman Paul Telegdy, claiming he “threatened” her to keep quiet about “whistleblowing.” (The company later called the allegation “categorically untrue.”)“When Gabrielle Union informed NBC of racially offensive conduct during the taping of America’s Got Talent, NBC did not ‘stand’ with her in ‘outrage at acts of racism,’” said Union’s high-powered attorney, Bryan Freedman, referring to the company’s recent support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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— NBC Entertainment (@nbc) June 1, 2020“Instead, NBC did not care enough to either promptly investigate Ms. Union’s complaints or even ask HR to get involved. Rather, NBC stood against her and directed its ‘outrage’ at Ms. Union for whistleblowing about the racially offensive conduct she experienced while working for NBC on America’s Got Talent,” Freedman continued.Source : aol.com/entertainment