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In a caller suit filed against Hallmark Media, a erstwhile casting manager accused it of wanting to terminate endowment similar Lacey Chabert and Holly Robinson Peete for “getting excessively old.”
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Hallmark Media is facing ineligible trouble.
A erstwhile casting manager for the institution filed a suit against the enactment and Executive VP of Programming Lisa Hamilton Daly Oct. 9, accusing them of property discrimination, wrongful termination and intentional infliction of affectional distress, among different complaints, according to documents obtained by E! News.
Penny Perry, 79, who alleged she was abruptly terminated successful April aft 9 years owed to her age, accused Hamilton Daly of not wanting to formed actresses they considered "old people" successful Hallmark roles, including the web alum Holly Robinson Peete and Lacey Chabert.
"Ms. Hamilton Daly perpetually made notation to property and cited property arsenic a antagonistic property which did not acceptable with her representation of Hallmark," she said successful the lawsuit. "Ms. Hamilton Daly besides told Ms. Perry that they needed to 'replace' the 'old talent.'"
Regarding Peete, 60, who has appeared successful Hallmark films similar Holiday Heritage and Our Christmas Journey, Perry said that Hamilton Daly told her, "No 1 wants her due to the fact that she's excessively costly and getting excessively old. She can't play starring roles anymore."
And of Chabert, 42, who has fronted much than 30 Hallmark movies implicit the years, she alleged Hamilton Daly told her, "Lacy's getting older and we person to find idiosyncratic similar her to regenerate her arsenic she gets older."
"Our starring ladies are aging out," the filing alleged the enforcement told Perry. "We request to find caller endowment to instrumentality their place."
As for Perry, she said that Hamilton Daly told her she was excessively "long successful the tooth," meaning she was getting excessively aged to support her presumption astatine Hallmark. The erstwhile worker besides believes she was terminated due to the fact that of her property and due to the fact that the institution wanted idiosyncratic "who knows much young talent."
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E! News has reached retired to reps for Peete and Chabert and has not yet heard back. Hamilton Daly declined E! News' petition for comment.
Hallmark, however, vehemently denied the allegations.
"Lacey and Holly person a location astatine Hallmark," the institution said successful a connection to E! News. "We bash not mostly remark connected pending litigation. And portion we contradict these outrageous allegations, we are not going to sermon an employment narration successful the media."
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