April 10, 2025
Hunter’s claims have been reversed again to the decrease court docket
Wendy Williams’ ex-husband, Kevin Hunter, had his $7 million marital-status-discrimination win towards the previous discuss present host’s present producers reversed, In Contact Weekly experiences.
An April 8 ruling by the US Courtroom of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a decrease court docket’s choice to deny the present producers’ request to dismiss Hunter’s case towards Wendy Williams Present producers Debmar-Mercury, Ira Bernstein and Mort Marcus in 2023.
Hunter’s lawsuit towards the present’s producers claimed he was wrongfully fired from his govt producer position amid his divorce from Williams in 2019.
“The termination of [Hunter] was based mostly strictly upon [Hunter’s] marital standing and his impending divorce to the Present’s host, ignoring the entire contributions that [Kevin] made to make the Present a hit,” his lawsuit learn.
Hunter’s lawsuit famous his position within the success of The Wendy Williams Show, together with his management behind the scenes, ensuring Wendy was correctly cared for, his contributions to segments like “Scorching Subjects” and “Shoe Cam,” casting visitors, and increasing his concepts for advertising. Hunter claimed the producers violated New York legislation after they unrightfully terminated him from his place attributable to “marital standing.”
Debmar-Mercury fought to dismiss Hunter’s claims since his “marriage to [Williams], particularly, is just not a protected attribute” by New York legislation. The Second Circuit cited a earlier ruling from a court docket that acknowledged that “marital standing” alludes to “whether or not an individual is taking part in a wedding, not the character of 1’s relationship with one other particular individual.”
The Second Circuit dominated that “Hunter doesn’t allege that he was fired due to his standing as married, single, or divorced, however, as an alternative, due to his marital standing particularly to Williams.”
Hunter beforehand received the lawsuit towards the producers, however the case has been reversed again to the decrease court docket to bear extra proceedings.
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