Fox News tech sues network, says he was fired for complaining of racist abuse from coworkers
A black former Fox News technician is suing the network, saying he was fired when he complained that colleagues were pummeling him with racial abuse.
"This is what happens when you mess with white people's health care," he recalled one colleague said while watching footage of a Tea Party rally protesting national health care reforms.
Harmeen Jones insists he was subjected to a steady stream of "racist, sexist, and extremely offensive comments," against blacks, Muslims, Jews, women and Hispanics on a daily basis.
The atmosphere in the control room at Fox's Manhattan headquarters caused him "embarrassment, fear and humiliation and made him feel like he is somehow less than fully human."
The Manhattan federal court suit names Fox News Network and seven of Jones' colleagues and seeks $5 million in damages.
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