Barbara Fedida, a senior executive at ABC News, who’s responsible for recruiting on-air talent, has been accused of making racist remarks about Black people at the workplace.
“Good Morning America” co-host Robin Roberts and “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin were two of the people that Fedida allegedly made racist statements about.The executive has been placed on administrative leave and The Walt Disney Company, ABC’s owner, has launched an investigation.
Mara Schiavocampo, a Black journalist who formerly worked at ABC News, is another person the executive is accused of being racist toward.
After ABC News decided not to renew Schiavocampo’s contract in 2017, Schiavocampo accused the network of racial discrimination.
The report also says that ABC already has spent millions in settlements on Fedida’s behalf.
