A producer on the E! reality show “The Bradshaw Bunch” has filed a gender discrimination suit, alleging that he was fired because the network wanted a “female voice” in his job.
Michael Call worked as a co-executive producer on the first season of the unscripted series, which chronicles the home life of NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw. The show — which returns for a second season this fall — features Bradshaw’s wife, two daughters and stepdaughter.
Call had worked on several unscripted shows, including as a co-executive producer on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” According to the suit, he was told by one executive that he was hired because of his experience with female casts. Most of the crew on “The Bradshaw Bunch” was female, and the NBCUniversal and E! executives who oversaw it were also female, according to the complaint.
A few weeks into production, Call said he was...
Michael Call worked as a co-executive producer on the first season of the unscripted series, which chronicles the home life of NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw. The show — which returns for a second season this fall — features Bradshaw’s wife, two daughters and stepdaughter.
Call had worked on several unscripted shows, including as a co-executive producer on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” According to the suit, he was told by one executive that he was hired because of his experience with female casts. Most of the crew on “The Bradshaw Bunch” was female, and the NBCUniversal and E! executives who oversaw it were also female, according to the complaint.
A few weeks into production, Call said he was...
- 8/18/2021
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
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