Gabrielle Union, NBC Settle Dispute Over Racism Allegations

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September 30, 2020

FILE – Gabrielle Union arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Feb. 9, 2020. Union and NBC say they have settled their differences in their dispute over her firing from Americas Got Talent. Union had said publicly and in a complaint to the California labor board that she was taken off the show because of her complaints that the environment on the set tolerated racism. But on Tuesday, Sept. 29, Union and the network issued a joint statement saying they have reached an amicable resolution. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Gabrielle Union and NBC said Tuesday that they have settled their differences in their dispute over her firing as a judge on America’s Got Talent, which she said was retaliation for her complaints that the show tolerated racism on the set.

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Last Updated: September 30, 2020, 1:00 AM IST

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LOS ANGELES: Gabrielle Union and NBC said Tuesday that they have settled their differences in their dispute over her firing as a judge on America’s Got Talent, which she said was retaliation for her complaints that the show tolerated racism on the set.

Weve reached an amicable resolution,” Union and the network said in a joint statement. “NBC Entertainment appreciates the important concerns raised by Gabrielle Union and remains committed to ensuring an inclusive and supportive working environment where people of all backgrounds are treated with respect.

Both sides declined further comment, and would not give further details.

Union, known for her roles in the films Bring It On and Bad Boys II, appeared on the talent showcase created by Simon Cowell for a season, until she and fellow first-year judge Julianne Hough werent asked to return.

Variety reported soon after that Union, who is Black, believed she was fired because she had asked NBC and the shows producers to respond to an environment that tolerated racist jokes and remarks from judges and producers.

Union gave detailed accounts of the issues in a complaint to the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing that she filed in June, saying she received criticism of her hair from producers that were rooted in racism.

Union, a black woman, was singled out due to her physical appearance and discriminated against by NBC due to the fact that her hair did not fit within the white image that NBC apparently sought to convey to the audience, the complaint stated, adding that a network executive and a show producer informed Unions manager that her hair was too wild and that it needed to be toned down.

NBC said in May that outside investigators brought in by the network and producers found that Unions allegations had no basis and no bearing on the decision to drop her as a judge.

NBC said the investigation “found an overarching culture of diversity on the show.

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Gabrielle Union, NBC Settle Dispute Over Racism Allegations

Gabrielle Union and NBC said Tuesday that they have settled their differences in their dispute over her firing as a judge on America’s Got Talent, which she said was retaliation for her complaints that the show tolerated racism on the set.

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