A fired NBC employee claims a recruiter who initially contacted her for a job as an audio-visual coordinator told her that NBC “specifically asked for good-looking employees”— and wanted to see pictures before she could get her foot in the door.
Not even 24 hours after announcing Megyn Kelly’s Sunday show had been canceled, former employee Stephanie Belanger filed a lawsuit against NBC, claiming the network’s search for “good-looking employees” created a toxic, discriminatory environment.
Former employee alleges NBC only hires attractive people https://t.co/zTgADdP5Eq
— New York Post (@nypost) July 31, 2017
Belanger claims her recruiter wanted to see her Facebook profile photo, along with other social media pictures.
Here’s more information from the Free Beacon:
A former NBC employee claims the network blatantly looked for “good-looking employees” and asked that she submit photos before being allowed to interview.
Stephanie Belanger has filed a lawsuit against the network, claiming that NBC’s focus on beauty enabled a toxic, discriminatory environment, the New York Post reported Monday.
In the lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Belanger alleges disability discrimination, sexual harassment, and termination after she complained.
When Belanger was first contacted for a job as an audio-visual coordinator, the recruiter told her that NBC “specifically asked for good-looking employees.”
With poor ratings for what was supposed to be a breakout hit in Megyn Kelly’s Sunday night show, this is just more bad news for the popular network.
What do you think about this story? Will this lawsuit go anywhere? Is looking good just a natural demand of the television business?
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T.V. IS part of the entertainment business,and every person has to be photogenic and acceptable to the majority of viewers. Sex sells. A good looking person will hold the attention of the opposite sex a lot longer than an ugly person. Could you imagine taking your kids to Disneyland, and they were greeted by Snow White – played by Sarah Bernhart? It won’t happen. And since ugly and plain people are not considered a protected minority, the best they can hope for is voice acting or radio.
Several years back I was watching storm coverage in my area and happened to tune in to NBC and was surprised since all the female news casters seemed to be extremely top heavy, at least compared to the stations I normally watch. I even mentioned it to the wife wondering how a station could get away with only hiring people who look a certain way.
Ever been to Hooters or the Tilted Kilt?
Esau, Yes. However, Hooters name, justifies it’s hiring practice. NBC and others are SUPPOSED to be news outlets….
SO her show is cancelled for poor ratings. maybe she should have just shut her mouth and stayed with Fox, at least she would be receiving a paycheck. Now she is receiving nothing as no show, no work. And you dont get paid for doing nothing
The primary pre-req. should be job performance and not looks, a person can control their job performance but your looks is beyond your control. Even plastic surgery is only effective for people who already look good. Sue the Hell out of them and make them pay. People who only watch news that have good looking females/males are not listen to the news. They are too busy ogling the person who is giving the broadcast!!
Can’t blame them for that, I wouldn’t watch the news reported by a beast or a land whale.
Well, it’s kind of obvious on all the stations thatappearance is the predominant, and sometimes, only qualification they are looking for. Except, of course, for Rachel Maddow, a walking and talking lawsuit.
I don’t suppose it has anything to do with the fact she stinks, right? Being the lib’ that she is, it is not her fault; it’s George Bush’s fault. It’s all us “redneck, cut chewing, drooling, cowboy hicks in ‘flyover America'” that are the problem; not her. Like the election, it has to be due to some ” … vast right wing ‘conspiracy'” working against her both at her former spot, Fox, and now MSNBC. Well, Meg’, if you are looking for sympathy, you can find it easy enough – between the words S**T and SYPHILIS in the dictionary; right where it belongs. Now please crawl back under your rock, stop your whining and drink yourself to sleep at night while blaming everyone but yourself for your failures.
If they only hire good looking people I wonder who does the hiring. I have not seen anyone exceptionally good looking, and some not good looking at all, MSNBC inc.
Megyn who?
I rarely watch NBC but now it seems the IN thing to do is if you dont get your way or need a big payday is to SUE a big corp. There is 1000’s of ambulance chasing crooked lawyers out there who want a quick buck and try to make a name for themselves.
I get my news from the internet and social media. I do not trust the Mainstream Media. They do not report the news. MSM = False news, salacious, vitriolic, violent & hateful Rhetoric not worth hearing.
The TV broadcast media no longer responds to its obligation to inform the public. It focuses on entertaining, even titilating, their audiences, focusing on sex, race, and envy, rather than factual narratives. Their licenses should be challenged for this failure to comply with legal, and public, expectations which use of the public air waves requires.
She got her start in “C” rated adult movies, Duh!
I watch the history, discovery, and Fox along with my streamer who wants to listen to their lies. Nor do I read any of the lefty media its bad for your health.
Same here although my favs are Lou Dobbs and Sean Hannity
tried watching American odyssey, a.d. the bible, and of kings and prophets, and all disappeared before season ended…now only sporting events!!!
Apparently they broke their rule? Is Megyn good looking? How about a truck driver in drag?