Former ESPN anchor Allison Williams and former ESPN producer Beth Faber filed a joint lawsuit against ESPN and Disney in Connecticut on Wednesday, claiming their religious beliefs were violated.
has stated"there is currently no evidence that any vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccines, cause fertility problems in women or men.")
" informed Defendants in writing that she was a Christian and that her sincerely held and heartfelt religious beliefs prohibited her from being vaccinated," the suit reads. When asked by management for additional information, Williams said she hadn't received any vaccinations since she had"a bad reaction to one" at age 12 and that her daughter, who was 2 at the time, hadn't received any vaccinations either.
Williams' exemption request was denied in October 2021 and she was subsequently terminated a week later after refusing to get vaccinated, the suit says. The 83-page complaint alleges that Disney's vaccine mandate was not the company's own doing, but a"state action" influenced by its"symbiotic relationship with the Defense Department."
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