COMPLAINED ABOUT INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR ON PRODUCERS ON THE
BEHAVIOR ON PRODUCERS ON THE SHOW.
SHOW. NOW HER HUSBAND AND OTHER STARS
NOW HER HUSBAND AND OTHER STARS ARE SPEAKING OUT.
ARE SPEAKING OUT. >> I’M SO INCREDIBLY PROUD, WAY
>> I’M SO INCREDIBLY PROUD, WAY TO GO.
TO GO. YOU GUYS.
YOU GUYS. >> NBC ADDRESSING GROWING
>> NBC ADDRESSING GROWING CONTROVERSY FOLLOWING GABRIELLE
CONTROVERSY FOLLOWING GABRIELLE UNION’S DEPARTURE FROM
UNION’S DEPARTURE FROM "AMERICA’S GOT TALENT."
"AMERICA’S GOT TALENT." >> HERE I AM ON THE WORLD’S
>> HERE I AM ON THE WORLD’S BIGGEST STAGE, TRYING TO FIND
BIGGEST STAGE, TRYING TO FIND SUPER STARS, IT’S AN AMAZING
SUPER STARS, IT’S AN AMAZING FEELING.
FEELING. >> THE NETWORK AND SHOW
>> THE NETWORK AND SHOW PRODUCERS RELEASING A JOINT
PRODUCERS RELEASING A JOINT STATEMENT OVERNIGHT SAYING IN
STATEMENT OVERNIGHT SAYING IN PART THEY TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY
PART THEY TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WORKPLACE
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WORKPLACE CULTURE, AND ARE WORKING WITH
CULTURE, AND ARE WORKING WITH MS. UNION TO HEAR MORE ABOUT HER
MS. UNION TO HEAR MORE ABOUT HER CONCERNS FOLLOWING WHICH WE WILL
CONCERNS FOLLOWING WHICH WE WILL TAKE WHATEVER NEXT STEPS MAY BE
TAKE WHATEVER NEXT STEPS MAY BE APPROPRIATE.
APPROPRIATE. >> I THINK WE’RE SEEING YOUR
>> I THINK WE’RE SEEING YOUR DREAM COME TRUE.
DREAM COME TRUE. >> IT COMES JUST DAYS AFTER A
>> IT COMES JUST DAYS AFTER A SERIES OF REPORTS ALLEGING
SERIES OF REPORTS ALLEGING UNION’S EXIT FOLLOWED RACIALLY
UNION’S EXIT FOLLOWED RACIALLY INSENSITIVE SITUATIONS DURING
INSENSITIVE SITUATIONS DURING HER TIME ON THE SHOW.
HER TIME ON THE SHOW. "VARIETY" REPORTING UNION HAD
"VARIETY" REPORTING UNION HAD BEEN TOLD HER HAIR STYLES WERE
BEEN TOLD HER HAIR STYLES WERE TOO BLACK FOR THE AUDIENCE.
TOO BLACK FOR THE AUDIENCE. AND THAT A JOKE MADE BY GUEST
AND THAT A JOKE MADE BY GUEST JUDGE JAY LENO THAT WAS SEEN BY
JUDGE JAY LENO THAT WAS SEEN BY PEOPLE SENSITIVE TO ASIAN
PEOPLE SENSITIVE TO ASIAN COMMUNITIES WAS NEVER ESCALATED
COMMUNITIES WAS NEVER ESCALATED DESPITE UNION URGING.
DESPITE UNION URGING. UNION WAS LABELED AS DIFFICULT
UNION WAS LABELED AS DIFFICULT BY SIMON COWELL AND PRODUCERS OF
BY SIMON COWELL AND PRODUCERS OF THE PROGRAM ALMOST IMMEDIATELY
THE PROGRAM ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WHEN SHE COMPLAINED ABOUT COULD
WHEN SHE COMPLAINED ABOUT COULD YOU EXPLAIN SMOKING INSIDE.
YOU EXPLAIN SMOKING INSIDE. UNION’S HUSBAND, BASKETBALL STAR
UNION’S HUSBAND, BASKETBALL STAR DWAYNE WADE SHOWING SUPPORT FOR
DWAYNE WADE SHOWING SUPPORT FOR HIS WIFE TWEETING SHE’S AN
HIS WIFE TWEETING SHE’S AN ADVOCATE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND
ADVOCATE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND CULTURE.
CULTURE. AS PROUD AS I WAS OF HER BEING
AS PROUD AS I WAS OF HER BEING SELECTED AS A JUDGE ON AGT, I AM
SELECTED AS A JUDGE ON AGT, I AM EVEN MORE PROUD OF HER STANDING
EVEN MORE PROUD OF HER STANDING UP FOR WHAT SHE STANDS FOR, AND
UP FOR WHAT SHE STANDS FOR, AND THAT’S US.
THAT’S US. ACTRESSES ELLEN POMPEO, DEBRA
ACTRESSES ELLEN POMPEO, DEBRA MESSING AND POP STAR ARIANA
MESSING AND POP STAR ARIANA GRANDE COMING TO UNION’S
GRANDE COMING TO UNION’S DEFENSE.
DEFENSE. UNION WHO HASN’T RESPONDED TO
UNION WHO HASN’T RESPONDED TO OUR REQUEST FOR COMMENT HASN’T
OUR REQUEST FOR COMMENT HASN’T SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED HER EXIT.
SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED HER EXIT. INSTEAD, THANKING FANS, POSTING
INSTEAD, THANKING FANS, POSTING JUST WHEN YOU FEEL LOST, ADRIFT,
JUST WHEN YOU FEEL LOST, ADRIFT, ALONE, YOU GOT ME UP OFF THE
ALONE, YOU GOT ME UP OFF THE GROUND, HUMBLE AND THANKFUL
GROUND, HUMBLE AND THANKFUL FOREVER.
FOREVER. WE REACHED OUT TO SIMON COWELL
WE REACHED OUT TO SIMON COWELL AND JAY LENO BUT WE HAVEN’T
AND JAY LENO BUT WE HAVEN’T HEARD BACK.
HEARD BACK. UNION IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO
