PITTSBURGH (AP) â A Pittsburgh newscaster fired after her comments in a Facebook post about a shooting were deemed racially insensitive sued her former employer on Monday, saying the television station let her go because she is white. Wendy Bell said her federal lawsuit that WTAE fired her on March 30 “because of her race,” […]
NEW YORK (AP) â Two women who work in the advertising department at The New York Times have filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the newspaper, its chief executive and chief revenue officer. The Times reported that in a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in Manhattan, account managers Ernestine Grant and Marjorie Walker claim […]
Katina Powell, a self-described former escort at the center of a sex scandal involving the Louisville menâs basketball team, is the target of a new lawsuit from the women she claimed to have pimped to recruits at sex parties, reports ESPN.com. Five women claim that Powell â in her tell-all book, âBreaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball […]
In 2014Â a group of exotic dancers teamed up to sue Magic City. Now the iconic Atlanta strip club is firing back with a counter-lawsuit against the ex-strippers, according to Eben Gregory. The ladies accused the club of not paying them fair wages. They were classified as âwork for hireâ and had to pay a fee […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) â A group of mostly black women filed a racial discrimination lawsuit Thursday after they were removed from a train that tours Napa Valley wineries, saying it was humiliating to be thrown off a rail car when loud and inebriated white passengers were allowed to stay. The 11 women sued Napa Valley […]
One Jay Z’s biggest songs and one of Timbaland‘s best productions is going to become a huge headache for them this autumn. The two will…
We’ve already heard enough about driving while Black, racial profiling and stop and frisk. But does discrimination even extend to shopping while Black? Indeed it does, alleges a report by the Center For Popular Democracy, a labor advocacy group. The group says that their recent report indicates that Zara discriminates against Black shoppers by targeting […]
A lawsuit involving Mariah Carey and a former assistant has been resolved, thanks to a confidential settlement reached by the singer. Newly filed court documents reveal the dispute stemmed from claims made by Ylser Oliver, who accused Carey of violating labor laws by not giving her breaks, in addition to not paying her more than […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) â A retracted Rolling Stone magazine article that portrayed the University of Virginia as more concerned about its reputation than a student’s alleged gang rape has prompted the first of two expected lawsuits. Calling the graphic story a “monumental hoax,” attorneys for a top U.Va. administrator sued the magazine Tuesday in a […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) â Manny Pacquiao and his handlers have been hit with a lawsuit asking for damages for anyone who paid to watch his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. because he failed to disclose his shoulder was injured. The suit was filed Tuesday in federal court in Las Vegas on behalf of two plaintiffs, […]
Lil Wayne hasnât dropped his $51 million lawsuit against Cash Money Records, contrary to previous reports. The lawsuit was moved from New York to New Orleans, according to Rolling Stone. Cash Money and Universal Music Group offices are in New York, but Wayne originally signed his record deal with the former in New Orleans in 1998. The […]
A Los Angeles jury “hates these blurred lines” too. It decided that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke owe the estate of singer/songwriter Marvin Gaye $7.3 million…
