Category: Gabrielle Union
NBC Says They Are Working With Gabrielle Union After She Spoke Out About Her Firing From “AGT”
Gabrielle Union‘s firing from America’s Got Talent snowballed fast. It was announced that she and Julianne Hough would not be returning and there were whispers that it was because Gabrielle complained about workplace racial issues she witnessed, including racist jokes and sexist remarks. Well, now NBC is scrambling into damage control mode and Gabrielle isn’t making it any easier for them. Meanwhile, Jay Leno, who allegedly made a racist joke on-set, is speaking about it.
Gabrielle Union Spoke Out About Her “America’s Got Talent” Firing
NBC didn’t know what they were doing when they decided to can the two female judges from America’s Got Talent. Sending Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough packing has turned out to be the headache of the year. Yes, there is only one month left of the year, so this one’s going to spill into 2020. Fun for them, huh?
There were reports of racist jokes, racial acts, and careless AGT producers who turn a blind eye to it all, while also making racially-packed hair commentary to Gabrielle. Gabrielle kept quiet about it until now. Gabs and her husband Dwyane Wade have said words about it, and so have other NBC stars.
“America’s Got Talent” Should Be Called “America’s Got A Racism Problem” According To Sources
Variety has some more information about those racially charged environments allegedly going on at America’s Got Talent. After it was announced that Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough are not returning for next season, despite both being quite popular on social media–more so than the male judges Howie Mandel and Simon Cowell, reports came out that there was some shadiness behind it.
Well now there’s some more details on the alleged business going down at AGT and Jay Leno is supposedly involved.
Gabrielle Union And Julianne Hough Are Not Returning To “America’s Got Talent”
Variety says that Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough will have to pack their dressing rooms and leave the NBC studios for good, because they have been fired from America’s Got Talent. Well they don’t use the word “fired” but LoveBScott says that Gabrielle, at least, was definitely given the boot because she wouldn’t stop talking about prejudices she saw at work.
Dwyane Wade Explains Why He Was So Amazed By Old Navy
Back in May, Gabrielle Union was on The Late Show With James Corden and she talked about her husband, Dwyane Wade‘s new life post-basketball career. While Dwyane may have started his career as a poor person, he ended it as a multi-fuckin-MILLIONAIRE. He’s rich. And like most rich people, he doesn’t know what the shit is going on with the poor folk of the land. Gabrielle talked about how he was amazed by car washes, and veterinarians, and milk costs, and Old Navy. Well Dwyane spoke to Sports Illustrated and he clarified his wife’s comments and yeah, he’s an out of touch rich person.
Ellen Pompeo Called Out The Lack Of Diversity On Set At A Porter Magazine Shoot
When Porter Magazine invited Ellen Pompeo, Gabrielle Union, Gina Rodriguez, and Julia Roberts’ niece to participate in a round table discussion about inclusion, diversity, and pay parity, they probably didn’t expect to have their own lily white set called out. They must have forgotten that Ellen is not the one, has never been the one, and will never be the one.