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Ex-Y&R Star Victoria Rowell to Sue CBS, The Bells & Sony
Topic Started: Feb 11 2015, 12:00 PM (3,463 Views)
metitle
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What will Ms. Rowell says if she looses the case?
Or worst, does she really expect that another entertainment group will hire her after she drags those outlets through the mud? I dont think Ms. Rowell is thinking of the collateral damage she is about to start.
The collateral damage could come in the form of:
-*- CBS cancelling the show
-*- other black members on the show being isolated
-*- she never getting another acting gig
etc. And that's just the start of the domino effect.

Well I guess she will use the experience to write another book.
Oh wait, I supposed her previous book deals didn't pan out as she expected.
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Sammie Jo
Feb 12 2015, 03:05 PM
WillFan
Feb 12 2015, 01:03 PM
[twitter=SoapDigest/status/565932751518695424]
Victoria Rowell (ex-Drucilla, Y&R) held a press conference in New York City this morning to address her lawsuit against CBS and Sony, in which she claims Y&R will not rehire her in retaliation for her speaking out about the lack of employment of African-Americans.

"This is a profound moment for me as an African American woman, who wishes to continue to live the American dream,” Rowell stated. "I always advocated for myself and was taught to do so after 18 years in foster care, and I advocate for others and was taught to do so. So, this is not about me, this is about myself and many, many African Americans who have been denied the right to perform in front and behind the camera, specifically on YOUNG AND RESTLESS.”

For more on this media event, check out a future issue of Digest.
Yanno Victoria, I hate to tell you this, but if black people don't show up for a casting call, or there aren't any black people available for off camera work, then they can't get hired!
What makes you think that no one has shown up and applied for those jobs?

That's the sad thing about this case; it gives people an excuse to toss her good points out with the bad.
Edited by six, Feb 12 2015, 04:08 PM.
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BlissfulLily
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I don't see them canceling Y&R over what she has to say. It's so many years ago that the judge will toss it out, unless it's a Y&R acting judge.

VR will be lucky if she ever gets a spot on an info-mercial selling vibrators.
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Lynx612
Feb 11 2015, 04:26 PM
Isn't it a little late for her to sue? Shouldn't she have sued when she was fired? Just saying ...
The complaint spoke about her not being allowed back to Y&R or B&B. She must have auditioned recently, or she would hit the statute of limitations.
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Seems like a stupid case to me. Frankly I think VR should spend less time being "African American" and spend more time being a great actress. She has major talent but when you make yourself out to be a major PITA, then those who work with you, or your employer will find a way to make you leave.

She seems to be someone who blames everything else for her shortfalls instead of the big large festering chip she has on her shoulder. Lose the chip, and I would imagine she'd get hired. She is at the perfect age for a hot, sexy and strong woman either in daytime or evening drama. Her failings are of her own design.
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Feb 12 2015, 04:04 PM
Seems like a stupid case to me. Frankly I think VR should spend less time being "African American" and spend more time being a great actress. She has major talent but when you make yourself out to be a major PITA, then those who work with you, or your employer will find a way to make you leave.

She seems to be someone who blames everything else for her shortfalls instead of the big large festering chip she has on her shoulder. Lose the chip, and I would imagine she'd get hired. She is at the perfect age for a hot, sexy and strong woman either in daytime or evening drama. Her failings are of her own design.
oooch............
If Ms. Rowell should see your post, she will probably withdraw her case.
I have been asking why is she so hell bent on being on just Y&R?
Does she not consider herself worthy of other projects?
Does she not consider qualify for other gigs?
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[press release]


FORMER “YOUNG & THE RESTLESS” STAR SUES CBS, SONY FOR RETALIATION AFTER ACTRESS CALLED FOR DIVERSITY ON SHOW




Victoria Rowell, Y&R’s “Drucilla Winters,” Claims Companies Refused to Rehire Her in Retaliation for Advocacy on Behalf of African American Actors

New York, NY— Former “Young and the Restless” star Victoria Rowell today filed a lawsuit claiming that CBS, Sony Pictures and other media companies refused to rehire her after she advocated for greater diversity among those who worked on the daytime drama. Rowell and her lawyers discussed the complaint at a press conference held steps from CBS headquarters.

“All Ms. Rowell is seeking is basic fairness. We are confident that Ms. Rowell will be rehired if the issueis considered in a serious and non-retaliatory manner,” said Cyrus Mehri, a founding partner of Mehri & Skalet, PLLC, the Washington, DC-based law firm representing Rowell. “Ms. Rowell made Drucilla Winters one of the most compelling characters ever to appear on daytime television. In refusing to re-employ her, the defendants aren’t just hurting Ms. Rowell; they’re acting against their own economic self-interest.”

Rowell joined the cast of “The Young and the Restless” as Drucilla Barber Winters in 1990. After experiencing racial discrimination on the set, she reluctantly left the show in 2007. In 2010, after several years of speaking out about the lack of racial diversity on “The Young and the Restless” and other soap operas and pursuing writing opportunities, Rowell sought to return to “The Young and the Restless” or its sister show, “The Bold and the Beautiful.” Rowell claims executives at CBS, Sony, Bell Dramatic Serial Company and Bell-Phillip Television Production Inc. denied her re-employment because of her public appeals to hire more African Americans in front of and behind the camera on the #1-rated daytime program.

“’The Young and The Restless’ holds such a special place for the millions of viewers who tune in to watch these characters every day. It’s unfortunate that the cast and crew do not reflect this diverse audience,” said Rowell. “The character ‘Drucilla’ was popular because she represented a positive role model for African Americans and audiences need to have that represented in their favorite shows.”

Rowell received 11 NAACP Image Awards and two Daytime EMMY nominations for her role as Drucilla.

The lawsuit claims that the defendants rejected Rowell even though African American women, who comprise a large percentage of the viewership for “The Young and the Restless,” continue to clamor for her return almost eight years after she left the show.

In an industry notorious for racial discrimination, the defendants in this case stand out. According to an analysis in the New York Times, CBS, currently the nation’s most popular network, had the most diverse slate of shows on television 15 years ago and now has the least. Hacked emails revealed racially insensitive comments by the then head of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

According to Dan Stormer, a founding partner of Hadsell Stormer & Renick, LLP, a Los Angeles-based law firm also representing Rowell, “Victoria Rowell has committed the crime of being black in American Entertainment. She had the audacity to speak out on issues affecting African Americans. She is an icon who is not welcome by the powers that be simply because she has condemned the second-class status of African Americans in television.”

New York City-based law firm Valli Kane and Vagnini, LLP has joined Mehri & Skalet and Hadsell Stormer & Renick, LLP to represent Rowell in the case.
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metitle
Feb 12 2015, 04:15 PM
SnowBoundBunny
Feb 12 2015, 04:04 PM
Seems like a stupid case to me. Frankly I think VR should spend less time being "African American" and spend more time being a great actress. She has major talent but when you make yourself out to be a major PITA, then those who work with you, or your employer will find a way to make you leave.

She seems to be someone who blames everything else for her shortfalls instead of the big large festering chip she has on her shoulder. Lose the chip, and I would imagine she'd get hired. She is at the perfect age for a hot, sexy and strong woman either in daytime or evening drama. Her failings are of her own design.
oooch............
If Ms. Rowell should see your post, she will probably withdraw her case.
I have been asking why is she so hell bent on being on just Y&R?
Does she not consider herself worthy of other projects?
Does she not consider qualify for other gigs?
I knew a woman sort of like this in a job where image is important. She complained about everything. Everything that went wrong was someone elses doing. It gets to the point where you just cringe to be around them and think: FFS, quit moaning and look in the damn mirror. The only person sabotaging your life is yourself. Nobody wanted to be around this person. At the end of her stay there, a huge sigh of relief was had when she left.

Folks that are toxic like this don't appreciate the poisonous environment they create for those around them. Those around them however, feel it multifold and tend to be glad when they're gone. (even if the person had talent, was somewhat likable other than the bad case of the whines etc.)

Again, I could see VR in a role similar to the woman who plays in How to Get Away with Murder, or even a dark vampirish kinda thing. She's got the goods, just doesn't seem to know how to channel her energy into furthering her career instead of shooting it in the food. :shrug:
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VR's main issue isn't so much about herself.

Her main concern in her tweets through the years is the lack of African-American management at Y&R.
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WillFan
Feb 12 2015, 04:27 PM
[She had the audacity to speak out on issues affecting African Americans. She is an icon who is not welcome by the powers that be simply because she has condemned the second-class status of African Americans in television.”

New York City-based law firm Valli Kane and Vagnini, LLP has joined Mehri & Skalet and Hadsell Stormer & Renick, LLP to represent Rowell in the case.
Uhm, does not Criminal Minds belong to CBS? Then there's Laverne Cox a black transgender who is getting her own pilot. Shemar Moore, meow, C. C. H. Pounder from the new NCIS drama. Over on ABC Viola Davis is killing it. (pardon the pun).

If this was the 70s or 80s, I would agree with VR, but it's not. She actually was a pioneer in her role, and is IMO doing damage to legitimate issues that folks who experience real racism still have.
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Peter Bergman said she was nuts.
Edited by celine12, Feb 12 2015, 08:40 PM.
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metitle
Feb 12 2015, 11:04 AM
Sammie Jo
Feb 12 2015, 10:21 AM
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Feb 12 2015, 12:26 AM


Can you imagine the morale level if she is allowed to return to the set.
I think you are correct that she is a looney.
I would like to know how she is paying for those lawyers she hired. Because both CBS, and Sony have deep financial pockets and they will push for many continuances in the courts - hence the case will go on for years.
How the heck would it be any different than the morale level now or in the past? By all accounts, the Y&R cast is full of drama queens.
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Sorry, my post above got messed up.

I was replying to metite's post about the morale level on set.

How the heck would it be any different than the morale level now or in the past? By all accounts, the Y&R cast is full of drama queens.

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Feb 12 2015, 08:58 PM
Sorry, my post above got messed up.

I was replying to metite's post about the morale level on set.

How the heck would it be any different than the morale level now or in the past? By all accounts, the Y&R cast is full of drama queens.

Since I am not privy as to behind the scene behavior, I am not going to comment because I did not witness with my own eyes and ears.
But we all know that after any lawsuits of that kind takes place, people feel the need to tip toe, or avoid others because of fear of future suits or complaints. It does set an rather uncomfortable tone.
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If it happened right after she left, yes. But this is yearssssssssss later and she's been bellowing and blowing smoke up Sony and CBS's rear all this time.

I'm sure people are just snickering and shaking their heads.
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BlissfulLily
Feb 12 2015, 03:31 PM
VR should take a poll of the cast and see who wants her to come back, then maybe she will shut up.
It wouldn't matter, she'd just say they're racist. lol
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Sammie Jo
Feb 13 2015, 11:17 AM
BlissfulLily
Feb 12 2015, 03:31 PM
VR should take a poll of the cast and see who wants her to come back, then maybe she will shut up.
It wouldn't matter, she'd just say they're racist. lol
that includes the people of color too.
crazy woman.
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She might really have some mental issues. And I'm not saying this in a degrading way. It's serious. I have a neighbour who constantly writes complaints to each and every instance she knows. These people are very obsessive and they truly believe that they are wronged.

Edit to add. It not necessarily means that these people are bitchy. They may need professional help.
Edited by thepadange, Feb 14 2015, 06:36 AM.
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Feb 13 2015, 12:10 PM
She might really have some mental issues. And I'm not saying this in a degrading way. It's serious. I have a neighbour who constantly writes complaints to each and every instance she knows. These people are very obsessive and they truly believe that they are wronged.
I remember reading that she had a drinking "problem" and that's why she was off the show with Dick Van Dyke. Can't think of the name of it right now and I used to watch it every week. lol
I agree, anyone who is this obsessed over a job and continuously puts out tweets that she's being asked back, does have some sort of problem with reality.
Brenda Dickson is the same, and there is no way I would say she is mentally stable.
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Sammie Jo
Feb 12 2015, 10:21 AM
Drew
Feb 12 2015, 12:26 AM
Michael Muhney was with the show for a hot minute. Not even close to the same league as Victoria Rowell.

Drusilla predates most of the remaining vets at this point and was a favourite of Bill Bell.
Really? She pre-dates most of the vets?
She pre-dates Nikki, Victor, Nick, Sharon, Jack, Jill, Esther, Lauren, Mikey, Ashley, Neil? Those are the vets that are left.
She was a favorite of BB's? Maybe, how come she didn't have these issues when he was still running the show?
Yes, she predates current screenhogs Nick, Sharon, Michael, and Neil. Esther is a stretch to include.

Why didn't she have issues under Bell? Look at what Bell wrote for her and look what Smith and LML gave her in comparison. Topical stories involving poverty & illiteracy, and her desire to not be a housewife only to become a prop for teenage Lily.
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