Legendary singer Cher has being sued for allegedly making racial comments to her choreographer. The lead dancer - who is black- claims the singer told him there were too many black people on stage during her concerts. She is calling the accusation 'bullshit'!
According to the lawsuit, the "Believe" hit-maker was auditioning dancers for her "Dressed to Kill" tour in 2014 when choreographer Kevin Wilson said he particularly liked "a minority female dancer." Â Wilson claims Cher responded, "We have too much color onstage." Â In the suit filed by attorney Perry Wande, Wilson claims Cher then told him to find a white, blonde dancer. Â Wilson also claims he was instructed "not to cast anymore dark skinned black dancers on the tour." Â Again, the lawsuit mentioned that after a show this past June in Louisville, a male dancer invited a female fan to his hotel room and allegedly got sexually aggressive. Â The suit claims Cher tried to cover it up ... keeping the male dancer in the show and firing the 3 whistle-blowers, including Wilson, according to TMZ.The 3 claim they were told the reason for the firing was budget cuts, which they disapproved because the tour was a huge success, grossing a reported $54.9 million and her Bob Mackie costumes cost $100,000 a pop.Wilson is now claiming racial discrimination and retaliation.TMZ reports that Cher's rep says, "These are ridiculous allegations. Â They couldn't be further from the truth.
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