Hallmark Media, home to the feel-good Hallmark Channel, has been accused of age discrimination and fabricating “happy endings” that are “made for TV only,” while the “reality show is much more sinister.”
In a lawsuit filed on Oct. 9 in Los Angeles Superior Court, per Variety, Penny Perry, a 79-year-old casting director, accused the company of “ageist and ableist harassment” and a “callous termination which robbed her of her illustrious career, her pride, and her well-being.” Perry also claims that the alleged conduct was aimed towards other employees including staff and top talent such as stars Holly Robinson Peete, 60, and Lacey Chabert, 42.
Perry claims that Lisa Hamilton Daly, Hallmark’s Executive Vice President of Programming, said that, “Lacy’s getting older and we have to find someone like her to replace her as she gets older.” When…
