Al Roker Just Got Sued [Video]

Al Roker, along with his production banner, has been sued by Bill Schultz, a former executive producer on an upcoming animated kids TV series in development. Schultz (who has credits on The Simpsons, King of The Hill, and Garfield, among other shows) claims that he was fired because he objected to the company’s failure to follow a diversity initiative aimed at bringing minority writers into PBS television productions, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Among the allegations in the lawsuit, which was filed in New York federal court on Tuesday, are that Al Roker Entertainment executives “callously disregarded” a diversity, equity, and inclusion program, commonly referred to as DEI, mandated by PBS. In order to give the appearance of a diverse writers room, Black writers were asked to touch up scripts written by white writers to give the appearance of a diverse writers room for the animated series Weather Hunters.

According to Tuesday’s complaint, …