Shelley Ballance Ellis and Monique Diaz were laid off from Sony Pictures Entertainment in April after working on Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! for 26 and 23 years, respectively, USA TODAY reports.
Despite being two of the best game shows of all time, Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune aren’t without its controversies.
No action was taken after she filed human resources complaint, so Shelley Ballance Ellis — who was Diaz’s supervisor — contacted Sony’s chief diversity officer.
The former employee detailed a 2020 Wheel of Fortune production meeting as an example, where colleagues allegedly joked that a Black woman’s hairstyle reminded them of the movie The Elephant Man, to which Shelley Ballance Ellis reportedly asked them which part of the “joke” was funny.