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Actor loses tribunal claim over loss of Color Purple role after homophobic comments by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Seyi Omooba was sacked from lesbian part at Leicester theatre after homophobic post emerged An actor who sued a theatre and her former agents after she was sacked when a Facebook post resurfaced has had her claim for religious discrimination, harassment and breach of contract rejected at an employment tribunal. Seyi Omooba was due to play Celie in a production of The Color Purple at the Curve in Leicester when the po…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PM on February 17, 2021

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