NBC and Gabrielle Union have reached an agreement after allegations of racism, discrimination and workplace misconduct on the set of America’s Got Talent. 

In a joint statement, NBC Entertainment and Union said, “We’ve reached an amicable resolution. NBC Entertainment appreciates the important concerns raised by Gabrielle Union and remains committed to ensuring an inclusive and supportive working environment where people of all backgrounds can be treated with respect.

In late 2019, Variety released a report that took a deep dive into Union’s firing from the show, detailing several of Union’s complaints to the production team, which included her offense at a racist joke Jay Leno made about Asians while on set, racial incidents made by contestants, sexist critiques about the female judges’ hair and bodies, and Simon Cowell’s smoking, which caused Union to be sick while filming. She addressed the situation for the first time in a Variety cover story in May, saying in part that working on the show was like  “coming onto a set and you are literally met with the very definition of a toxic work environment, and it’s being carried out by the most powerful person on the production.” In a June statement, reps for Union said that Telgedy “threatened Ms. Union in an attempt to silence her from telling the truth about racist actions that took place on the show.’

No other details were provided by the parties upon this resolution, but as Deadline reports: “Union received significant compensation from the network, as one source put it. Also, having seen Paul Telegdy exit as NBC Entertainment chairman in early August, this is clearly another victory.”

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