Rachael Ray show sued

Rachael Ray show sued - The Rachael Ray TV cooking show is being sued by a former accountant, Aaron Ferguson. Ferguson claims he was forced out of his job due to his eating disorder, and is asking for $1 million in damages.

Ferguson says in his lawsuit, filed in Manhattan’s state Supreme Court, that he has suffered from anorexia for about six years. Ferguson says his supervisor repeatedly exhibited "hostile behavior" and made "vile," discriminatory and hurtful comments. The comments included, "Anorexics are sick in the head," and, "Anorexics should not be able to work."

Ferguson’s lawyer, William H. Kaiser, said Thursday:

"The things that were said in front of my client were hurtful, and once they knew he had a problem with it they should have stopped."

Ferguson said he began working in July 2007 for CBS Television Distributions Inc., a CBS Corp. unit, and the producer and owner of the "Rachael Ray" show. After he complained about his treatment, he says, he was "forced out" in October 2007. Kaiser said the firing was retaliation: "He was punished for complaining."
The lawsuit, filed late Wednesday, names CBS Corp., CBSTD Inc. and three employees of the show as defendants. Rachael Ray is not named as a defendant.
There’s probably a lot more to this than what Ferguson claims, like maybe he couldn’t show up for work because he was in a coma from not eating too many times, so they fired him.

Source: hollywoodgrind