UK Actress Fired for Expressing Views Against Homosexuality
February 5, 2021
(CP) A Christian actress in the U.K. who was fired from a theater production over an allegedly homophobic Facebook post had her discrimination case heard before the Central London Employment Tribunal on Monday.
Seyi Omooba filed a lawsuit with the employment tribunal seeking $174,618 (£128,000) against Curve Theatre in Leicester and her former agents for religious discrimination and breach of contract after she was fired from the leading role of Celie in a 2019 stage production of Alice Walker's "The Color Purple," according to multiple reports.
The 26-year-old devout Christian actress was reportedly offered on an unconditional basis the full payment of her contract, the theater told the Central London Employment Tribunal in a virtual hearing.
Thus far, Omooba has declined to accept the payment as she insists her career was damaged for merely espousing her religious beliefs. She has also denied the charge that she is misusing the employment tribunal.
In addition to seeking another $34,105 (£25,000) from the theater, the young performer is suing Michael Garrett Associates for lost earnings, future losses, injury to feelings, and reputational damage.
Omooba was fired from the play when it was discovered that years earlier, she had written opinions on Facebook that were critical of homosexuality.
A September 2014 Facebook post read, in part: “I do not believe you can be born gay and I do not believe homosexuality is right, though the law of this land has made it legal it doesn’t make it right.”
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