Gabrielle Union says she was fired from 'AGT' for complaining about a toxic workplace perpetuated by NBC Universal and Simon Cowell.
is filing a new legal complaint, claiming she was fired from 'AGT' over her refusal to stay silent in the face of a toxic culture of racism, sexism and misogyny. The actress filed docs Thursday with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, calling out Universal Television, Fremantle Productions,and his production company.
In the docs, she says she was canned because she took issue with"racist jokes, racist performances, sexual orientation discrimination, and excessive focus on female judges’ appearances, including race-related comments." According to the complaint, obtained by TMZ, Gabrielle says the network is a"snake-pit of racial offenses" where racism and misogyny get a pass.'SNL' blackface controversy ... and says she took major issue with an 'AGT' contestant who performed with"blackface hands" -- gloves that changed the appearance of his hands from white to black -- and claims Simon signed off on it happening., who had been criticized in the past for wearing blackface on Halloween. In her complaint, Gabrielle says she raised about 60 issues with higher-ups when she served as a judge on 'AGT' -- including racially insensitive acts, racist and misogynistic remarks and other instances of race and gender discrimination. Gabrielle claims things got off on the wrong foot from her first day, when she took issue with Simon flouting CA law by smoking cigarettes indoors. In the docs, Gabrielle says NBC picked at her appearance, claiming producers said her hair was"too wild" and needed to be"toned down" ... Gabrielle calls it part of a"larger animus directed towards women" and claims Simon andGabrielle also says NBC tried to make her wear a cardigan for a photo shoot, claiming it was for a 1950s period piece ... but she thought the request was blatantly racist.
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