Choreographer Benjamin Millepied, the husband of Natalie Portman, has signed an open letter calling for the reinstatement of a ballet director who was fired for pregnancy discrimination.
The 67-year-old Greek was initially fined for the offence before a second tribunal ruled he should be fired.
A hearing found that he had discriminated against 34-year-old dancer Karline Marion during her pregnancy and after her return from childbirth.
It points out that eight of 16 female dancers in the company have children, while more than 25 dancers were in the same situation formerly.