Christian actress, 26, who sued theatre when she was axed from lead role over ‘homophobic’ Facebook post is facing £300,000 legal bill after losing five year discrimination battle
By Aidan Radnedge, Daily Mail:
A Christian actress who sued a theatre after being axed from a lead role over a ‘homophobic’ Facebook post now faces a £300,000 legal bill after losing a five-year discrimination battle.
Seyi Omooba, 26, was dropped from playing lesbian character Celie in a 2019 production of The Color Purple after a social media storm over her views that homosexuality is a sin.
She took Leicester’s Curve Theatre and her former agents to an employment tribunal, claiming that she was the victim of religious discrimination.
However, her case was thrown out after she admitted that she hadn’t read the script before accepting the lead part.
Now, more than five years since the row erupted, she has lost an appeal as well – with a High Court Judge concluding that the initial judgement was correct.
Ms Omooba had said she did not know her character was gay and would not have gone through with appearing in the play once she became aware.
The actress has unsuccessfully appealed the tribunal’s original decision to reject her claim, including its ruling she must pay legal costs totalling more than £300,000.
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