Union files complaint against NBC, 'America's Got Talent'
LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES (AP) Gabrielle Union filed a complaint Thursday with the state of California against NBC and the producers of Americas Got Talent," the latest move in a fight over her allegations that she was fired for objecting to an on-set environment that tolerated racism. The complaint filed with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing says Union was harassed and discriminated against because of her race, and experienced retaliation for reporting these problems. The review acknowledged unspecified areas in which reporting processes could be improved.A request for comment from the network on the state complaint was not immediately answered. When Gabrielle Union informed NBC of racially offensive conduct during the taping of Americas Got Talent, NBC did not stand with her in outrage at acts of racism, Freedman said in a statement. Instead, NBC did not care enough to either promptly investigate Ms. Unions complaints or even ask HR to get involved.
Gabrielle Union Files Discrimination Complaint Against Simon Cowell, NBC and More Over 'AGT' Exit
Gabrielle Union's saga with NBC, Simon Cowell, FremantleMedia and Syco Entertainment over her departure at America's Got Talent isn't over. In the complaint filed by attorney Bryan Freedman, Union also claims NBC Entertainment Chairman Paul Telegdy tried to "silence and intimidate" her, according to multiple reports. In a statement to ET on Thursday, NBC said, "The allegation that anyone involved in this process threatened Ms. Union is categorically untrue. Union's complaint comes a week after she opened up about her experience at America's Got Talent. RELATED CONTENT:NBC Boss Says 'America's Got Talent' May 'Put New Practices in Place' Amid Gabrielle Union InvestigationSAG-AFTRA Expanding Fremantle Media Investigation After Gabrielle Union and Orlando Jones' ExitsGabrielle Union Details 'Toxic Work Environment' at 'America's Got Talent'