Actress Loses Final Appeal After Facebook Post

0:00From the Daily News Now Network, this is Cory with the story with Lester News today. Sayi Omuba has lost her final appeal for compensation after getting dropped from a lead role at Lester's Curve Theatre. She was cast as Seely in the color purple, a part seen as an iconic gay character, but an old Facebook post resurfaced where she called homosexuality. Sinful This happened right after the casting news in March 2019. The post dated back to 2014, and when Viral the next day leading to a fierce online backlash, an unrelated actor shared it publicly, questioning her fit for the role. The theater ended her contract on March 21, and her talent agency cut ties just three days later. The backlash raised big concerns for the production, including cast unity, audience turn-out, and overall success. Officials said the decision focused on those business risks, rather than her personal faith. She also emerged she had not read the script before signing on. Omuba claimed religious discrimination in a 2021 tribunal, but judges ruled against

1:04her. They noticed she later admitted she could not have played the part anyway, since it involved the lesbian character, and that would have disrupted. rehearsals regardless. Her appeals dragged on, but the employment appeal tribunal upheld the ruling in 2024. Last Friday, March 13, the court of appeal dismissed her last push, closing the case for good. This episode is supported by our sponsor, C Details in the Description, a pillow that sounds as good as it feels, built for listening in bed, S-O-L-I-SoliPillow.com.