ViacomCBS & Dr. Phil’s Stage 29 Hit With “Unlawful Discriminatory Practices” Allegations By Ex-‘The Doctors’ Host; George Cheeks Promised Action In Probe, Complaint Says
. Dr. Smith notes he has not heard from CBS on the matter and nature of his firing since February of this year – though he is still featured prominently onin late January after citing “racist discriminatory statements about him” by a producer over Zoom, ex-contributor Smith alleges the problems on show started almost from the beginning.
EP Patty Ciano about the lack of diversity among the show’s producers. “That’s what matters,” the EP is said to have added. Ciano, along with Stage 29 Productions and its co-founder Jack McGraw , and ViacomCBS are all named as “aiders and abettors” in the complaints.Dr. Smith’s compliant also notes that exco-host Dr. Racheal Ross warned of “a lack of diversity and racism” on the show. Then rookie Smith and three-season vet Ross were colleagues during the Doctors’ 2013 run.
Laying out a detailed behind the scenes unpeeling of the daytime talk show and its inclination towards a White POV, despite Smith’s efforts to bring on Black guests and creatives, and production risk taking during the Covid-19 pandemic, the 10-page filing in the Empire State also outlines a seemingly deeply flawed HR process at the Shari Redstone dominated media giant.
In at least two instances, Chicago-based Dr. Smith claims he has hit a wall as he sought to utilize the company’s much proclaimed online portal. One complaint anonymously filed late in 2020 focusing on sexual harassment Smith felt he endured from Ciano was virtually DOA. Heralded by CBS Entertainment Group CEO and President Cheeks, the second complaint resulted in “several …calls and emails” with Linda Davidoff, SVP and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of ViacomCBS, but no apparent action – despite the matter being “a high priority” order from Cheeks.” said Dr. Smith’s lawyer Rick Ostrove today. “His repeated complaints are a show of courage,” the Leeds Brown Law, P.C attorney added.
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