"Joshua Bernstein said Lisa Guerrero, then a correspondent on the program, called him a "whiny Jew," "spoiled Jew," and an "old Jewish woman" and asked how he could have married a Muslim woman or worked for a "terrorist network" like Al Jazeera. She also called him homophobic slurs and made "countless other racist and offensive comments" about interview subjects and coworkers, Bernstein claimed in the lawsuit, which was filed earlier this month."
"Bernstein also claimed that Charles Lachman, the show's executive producer, was known as a "total homophobe" and showed bias against Black people and Muslims. According to Bernstein's lawsuit, after Bernstein showed footage of an interview with a female graduate student wearing a hijab, Lachman said, "Absolutely not! It looks like she's about to set off a bomb." On another occasion, plaintiff witnessed Mr. Lachman screaming at a female producer stating 'No! No! No! I don't want to see fat and ugly Kelly Clarkson! I want to see Kelly Clarkson in a short skirt!'"
Joshua Bernstein filed a lawsuit against Paramount Global alleging he was illegally fired from Inside Edition while on leave after a medical episode. Bernstein alleges correspondent Lisa Guerrero used antisemitic and homophobic slurs, called him a "whiny Jew," "spoiled Jew," and an "old Jewish woman," and questioned his marriage and employment. Bernstein alleges executive producer Charles Lachman expressed bias against Black people and Muslims and made demeaning comments about a hijab-wearing interviewee and a producer's appearance. A publicist for Guerrero and a CBS Media Ventures representative called the claims unsubstantiated, and Guerrero left the program over the summer.
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