Oluwaseyi Omooba, the actress fired from the Curve and Birmingham Hippodrome’s production of The Color Purple has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit over her discharge.
Omooba had initially won the leading role of Celie in the high-profile UK production, before homophobic Facebook posts from the actress came to light. Given that The Color Purple includes a lesbian relationship–Oomba’s character, Celie, is queer–producers felt she could not do the role justice. In her posts, Oomba described homosexuality as a choice, “not a right.”
Related: Homophobic actress Seyi Omooba dropped from upcoming production of ‘The Color Purple’
Omooba’s lawsuit alleges that the producers of The Color Purple discriminated against her based on her religious views. “I just quoted what the Bible says about homosexuality, the need for repentance, but ultimately God’s love for all humanity. I stand by what I wrote, but had I known that it would have come to this, I would have set my account to the privacy mode,” Omooba says. She also refuses to acknowledge that she holds homophobic views.
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The lawsuit further claims that the producers pressured Omooba to apologize for her views, which she refused, prior to her termination. She further alleges that her agents dropped her after the public sacking, essentially ruining her career.
“This story sends a chilling message that if you express mainstream biblical views, you will be punished and lose your career if you do not immediately renounce your beliefs. This cannot go unchallenged and we are determined to fight for justice in this case,” said Andrea Williams, CEO of the Christian Legal Centre, the faith-based activist group representing Omooba in court.
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Interesting. She has biblical problems with homosexuality but no paycheck problems playing a homosexual Interesting
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Disgusting when a member of any other minority be they Black, Jewish, Hispanic spew hatred and discrimination against another minority
she’s just a nasty looking vile disturbing looking crunt she uses the Bible has a crutch to cloak her vile noxious bigotry little does she know she’s destined to spend eternity burning in hell….
Rex Huskey
you are a nasty soul…. shut up.
Vince
You got a secret crush from the Rex troll. Lol
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Josh447
LoL alrighty then
Cam
@Rex Huskey
Awwww, it’s cute when the right wing bigoted Troll can’t dispute the post so just lashes out.
Cam
Interesting, she claims she follows the Bible and that is the basis for her lawsuit, but apparently never read the part that says a woman isn’t allowed to speak to influence the opinions of men…..and there she was trying to influence people, including men’s opinions.
People like her aren’t religious, just bigots who have found a convenient excuse. She brought bad publicity to the show, her case is DOA.
Harley
It boggles my mind that ANY person of color would call themselves “Christian” considering that the Bible is a pro slavery book. Read EXODUS to see what I mean. Southern slave holders quoted that chapter to their slaves to justify their continued enslavement and torture.
Kangol2
Her father’s a Christianist fanatic, and I bet he hasn’t really read the Bible from cover to cover either. If he has I doubt he retained let alone reflected on any of it.
Curtispsf
Bye, bye Felicia.
Vince
Yeah, and the bible is also big on slavery. Good thing we still don’t use it to make laws.
Robz6987
Actually, our Country was founded on Judeo Christian values and it seems the more and more those ways of life or GOD in general has been pulled out, the crime, divorce, abortion, murder, perversion and significantly increase. Is this not true? I mean let’s be honest, getting “offended”, God help us by “Merry Christmas”, that’s a little pathetic. This country has become nothing but a bunch of sensitive, luke warm babies – and stop mis leading people on the Bibles context, if you actually used your brain and spent as much time trying to understand what’s really being said as you do on Gay forums, your perspective may change. I lived a homosexual life. It’s nothing but emptiness, perversion, brokenness, lies, manipulation, sickness, fantasy, illusion and on and on. I am aiming back to live for my King! And it’s the greatest decision ever made. I know my God loves me! And I am so greatful I choose to accept his mercy and grace instead of reject it for my lusts. I know both worlds. And I choose JESUS CHRIST!
Vince
Ha The pot calls the kettle black. I would say the same to you rob. As in use your brain but you prefer to live in fantasy land. I prefer to use facts and logic.
You’re just a pathetic looney Rob.
searchcz
Conservatives are big fans of *freedom of association* when a *christian* wants to refuse service to gay folk. Do you think any of those hypocrites will step up on behalf of the theatre company or management, to protect their right to choose with whom they associate?
gavo92
“I just quoted what the Bible says about homosexuality, the need for repentance, but ultimately God’s love for all humanity. I stand by what I wrote, but had I known that it would have come to this, I would have set my account to the privacy mode,”
If you’re going to quote one, you better quote all, Don’t cherry pick either, and live by it too. Nobody likes a hypocrite. ‘
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
I saw The Color Purple back in the 1980’s when it first came out and so help me I never thought about her since. Her career along with the girl who played Celie went no where after that movie. She is secretive about her age but she has to be over sixty years old by now. This incident is the best thing that has happened to her less than stellar career and its obvious why no one wanted to work with her and probably why her agent didn’t return any of her phone calls. Sit her down and explain to her “dear, unfortunately you are now TOO old to be throwing such tantrums while hiding behind religion. Actresses YOUR age are a dime a dozen and common sense should have told you to never put such thoughts out in public.”
Cam
This woman was in the revival of the Play that is currently playing in London. Not from the Movie. And “The girl who played Celie” in the movie. went on to win an Academy award, a Tony, and is currently on a long running TV show.
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
Cam, calm down. Her name sounded like the same tongue twister allotted to the one who played Nettie in the movie. The young woman who played young Celie (Desreta Jackson) has done NONE of the things you claim in your post. I know you were just bursting to put me in my place because it was me who pointed out those facts but your anger over the truth does not change fact. I have NO idea who you mixed her up with and I bet you don’t know either. Or let me say that on IMDB.com none of those credits you listed are associated with Desreta. Touche’.
startenout
Let’s start with how wrong YOU still are. The movie came out in the 80’s and starred Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey among others who are both doing well. The musical can put in 2005 and starred LaChanze who was just recently on Broadway again in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. The recent Broadway revival starred Cynthia Erivo and she continues to do stage and film roles. The cow in this article is like 25 and useless. So WHO are you talking about?? You need fact checking.
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
@startenout……….Dear, who the hell are you talking to, me or Cam? Maybe if you go to IMDB.com and put in The Color Purple you can see the names of the actresses who played Nettie and young Celie. What Donna Summer has to do with this has me wondering if this is a crank rant. I mean you are all over the place but you clearly need help finding some type of road to follow. I specifically said YOUNG CELIE in my comment. Did you even see the movie when it was in the theaters or did you watch in between hits off the bong pipe on some obscure cable station? Not only will you queens support just about everything that goes against established fact but many of you have no manners or ability to think before you start ranting on and on about things you have no clue about.
Heywood Jablowme
Super-religious Christian societies tended to suppress theater entirely, for instance England under the Puritans in the 1650s when even Shakespeare was banned.
jjose712
She was playing a lesbian character. She really has no shame, but being an loud homophobe on theatre is a very bad idea and she is going to realize that very soon
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Robz6987
I FULLY stand by Seyi! You go girl! I lived life as a homosexual male, had a partner and did “all that”. However, I am a firm believer in Jesus Christ and though I acted out in the world of a homosexual, there was no greater healing, joy or hope until I returned to God who is faithful and true and just! I think the gay community is literally treated like a bunch of “queens” in this day and though they get away with literally anything and everything, a large majority are nothing but a bunch of sensitive cry babies – grow up! No one has to accept you! If they dont move on. No one has to agree w you! Christian’s have the SAME RIGHTS you do and the right to defend OUR FAITH! If drag queens can force there life styles down children’s throats in libraries now days (one minor example) surely any BIBLE based faith/believer can stand for there GOD! The gay community should really re-examine “hypocrite” they so easily throw at everyone else – again I’ve been in that world, had a relationship for 3 years and it is not by any means accepting and loving as it claims! And being a gay male, by NO MEANS do I now or will I ever believe one is “born that way” –