A female producer claims she was fired from E! for letting Eva Longoria‘s interview, during which she voiced her support for former E! News host Catt Sadler, air during the 2018 Golden Globes.
Aileen Gram-Moreno claims she was let go after the interview aired.
In her legal complaint, Aileen says she was instructed to flag any mention of Catt, according to the New York Times.
“They said, if there’s any mention of Catt in the preshow, make sure you flag it. You’re censoring celebrities; it’s just not a good idea in my humble opinion. But it wasn’t my decision,” she said.
Adam Stotsky, president of E! Entertainment, said that there was no effort to censor celebrities on the carpet, considering the interviews still aired and are available to watch on their website.
“If we were trying to censor, which is her primary thesis here, we certainly wouldn’t have done that,” he said.
“For the past decade Aileen Gram-Moreno was a freelancer who worked an average of 20 days per year solely for our red-carpet coverage. After the Golden Globes, she was asked not to return due to job performance issues. Ms. Gram-Moreno filed her legal claim after her request for a financial settlement was turned down,” said E! spokeswoman Sarah Goldstein.
Catt quit E! News after learning her male colleague Jason Kennedy was earning nearly double her salary.
For the full story, head to NYTimes.com.
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