I am a long time fan of the soap the Young and the Restless and one of my favorite characters was Drucilla Barber Winters portrayed by actress Victoria Rowell. Well in 2007 Drucilla or Dru as everyone lovingly called her on the show went over a cliff on the show and her body was never found and she never returned to the show. Well Victoria Rowell is now suing Sony Television a division of Sony Pictures and Bell/Phillip Company that produces the Young and the Restless for alleged retaliation for not rehiring her. She says they got mad when she spoke out about Y&R not hiring more African Americans both in front of and behind the camera. I can see that being true. The only African Americans on the show are the Winters family or relatives of the Winter's family. And now that is still true to this day. The only African Americans on the show are Neil Winters, his son Devon, his daughter Lilly and her 2 kids and Neil's cheating wife, Hillary. Getting back to Victoria, some of the "horrific behavior" she said she endured, including being "spat upon," "told you’re a freak," "fined $20,000 for an alleged missed day of work" and being "told to keep price tags in my costume" so that they could be returned. Wow, that is just disgusting. One of the worst things a person can do to another person is to spit on them. Ewww! In the 35-page complaint filed in federal district court in New York Tuesday, Rowell is asking for back pay and for her job to be reinstated or, in lieu of immediate re-employment, to be given front pay and considered for employment in the future
In a statement to ABC News, CBS wrote, "We were disappointed to learn that, after leaving the cast of 'The Young and the Restless' on her own initiative, Ms. Rowell has attempted to rewrite that history through lawyers' letters and a lawsuit that has no merit. We harbor no ill will toward Ms. Rowell, but we will vigorously defend this case." I don't blame Victoria for leaving the show after the horrible way she was treated. It's been 8 yrs so maybe now she's willing to try it again. I hope she does get rehired, I would love to see her on the show again. I also think that maybe she is willing to return to the show now, because things have changed over the 8 yrs since she left. I am sure that there are a lot of new faces behind the scenes and maybe that rude person who spat on her is no longer there. I would have had that person arrested or I would have followed them home and beat the shit out of them LOL Good luck Victoria, I hope it works out for you!!!
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