Hallmark Getting Heat for Not Wanting to Cast ‘Old People’
hallmark channel logo Hallmark is facing a new age discrimination lawsuit as a former casting director for the studio claims executive VP of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly told staff she did not want to cast “old people” in the channel’s original shows and films. Penny Perry, a 79-year-old casting director, filed the lawsuit on Oct. 9 in Los […] The post Hallmark Getting Heat for Not Wanting to Cast ‘Old People’ appeared first on PopCulture.com.
Hallmark Wanted to Replace “Old” Talent Like Lacey Chabert and Holly Robinson Peete, Lawsuit Claims
Watch: Lacey Chabert Reveals Secret To Perfect Christmas Movie. Hallmark Media is facing legal trouble. A former casting director for the company filed a lawsuit against the organization and Executive VP of Programming Lisa Hamilton Daly Oct. 9, accusing them of age discrimination, wrongful termination and intentional infliction of emotional distress, among other complaints, according to documents obtained by E! News.
A recently-deceased mom became a celebrity after her kids' published stunningly clever obituary
It's said that everyone dies twice. The first is your physical death, the second is the last time anyone utters your name. Sybil Marie Hicks, from Baysville, Ontario, died on February 2, at the age of 81, but it'll be a long time before her name is forgotten. Her children have turned her into a posthumous celebrity after writing a hilarious first-person obituary for her that was published in The Hamilton Spectator on February 5, 2019. According to her daughter, it was fitting tribute.
2024 Enquirer Woman of the Year Barbara Turner champions financial security for all
Barbara Turner remembers seeing articles declaring her the first woman and person of color to serve as president and CEO of Ohio National Financial Services, a Cincinnati-based insurance firm with a whopping 111 years of operation under its belt at the time. She saw the news and she was upset. The year...
Matt Chapman's revival could offer Reds' Elly De La Cruz a secret to cut down Ks
Elly De La Cruz certainly turned heads in his first full Major League season in 2024. Blazing speed, daring steals, towering homers, and… a whole lot of strikeouts. The Cincinnati Reds shortstop’s 218 Ks outranked all other batters and marks the fourth-worst season of all time. To reverse this trend, De La Cruz could look to former All-Star Matt Chapman.