Hallmark's VP of programming allegedly tried to oust Holly Robinson Peete and Lacey Chabert because they were 'old talent'
at the Golden Globes and just enter as a documentary. According to a new age discrimination lawsuit, Hallmark’s VP of programming, Linda Hamilton Daly, acted a lot like Dennis Quaid’s character in the film and created two perfect candidates for the substance in Lacey Chabert and Holly Robinson Peete.
“Lacey’s getting older and we have to find someone like her to replace her as she gets older,” Hamilton Daly allegedly said of Chabert, so… yes. That’s exactly what it sounds like they’re looking for. The suit also alleges that Hamilton Daly said of Robinson Peete, “No one wants her because she’s too expensive and getting too old. She can’t play leading roles anymore.” Chabert is currently 42, while Robinson Peete is 60.
The suit was filed by Penny Perry, a 79-year-old casting director who was fired in April after nine years with the company. According to the filing, Hamilton Daly allegedly told Perry that she was “too long in the tooth” and that the network needed to “bring in someone who knows more young talent.” When Hamilton Daly was brought on in 2021, she allegedly decided that Perry was “too old to work in her position and maneuvered to push her out of the company,” the suit continues.
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