“Ossmann’s discharge was not only appropriate, but necessary and consistent with our values. “CBS46 conducted investigations into each of these multiple complaints,” the company said in a statement.
Meredith claimed that the meteorologist was first suspended then fired because of complaints by several female co-workers of conduct that “violated our workplace policies.” With news of the lawsuit, Meredith quickly fired back against Ossmann’s claims of being fired for being white. The Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC) reported that when Ossmann complained to management, he said no action was taken. “These comments went viral and caused Plaintiff significant humiliation, pain and suffering,” the lawsuit said. Reed, who left the Atlanta station in May, has yet to comment. Though Roberts confirmed the authenticity of the note, he claimed it was not meant to be negative. In the lawsuit, Ossmann claimed Reed called him a “white dog” and a “piece of shit.” He also said that other co-workers nicknamed him “Kellogg” as to call him a “cornflake.” All of the aforementioned insults were in reference to a note allegedly exchanged between Reed and Roberts in the newsroom that was leaked to a broadcast journalism gossip site in December. See Also: 5 Things We Want To See From Cory Booker In The First Democratic Presidential DebateĪside from his claims against his former employer, Ossmann also made accusations about former co-workers and anchors Sharon Reed, who is Black, and Thomas Roberts, who is white, both of whom he claimed subjected him to “racist and ageist” insults.
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