According to reports, Serena Williams was allegedly discriminated against by shoe company Gianvito Rossi, with the company reportedly refusing to give the tennis superstar the same benefits and discounts that white celebrities would be given on the regular. The racial discrimination lawsuit was filed by a black woman and former employee of Rossi named Whitney Wilburn, and she noted in the lawsuit that employees and managers at the store referred to Williams as "disgusting." The suit said, "For instance, when the world famous athlete, via her staff, asked for a discount on her extensive purchases, Gianvito managers responded with racially disparaging comments about Ms. Williams which made it clear that the company did not want African American women to wear its shoes."
The suit also went on to say "When later pressured to do so by a contact at Vogue magazine, they offered only a fraction of the discount that white celebrities receive." Wilburn spoke on her racial discrimination issues in the suit, saying that her boss was "hostile to her based upon her race and age." Wilburn was fired without warning and a "much younger, white manager" was brought in to replace her.
Source: hotnewhiphop.com
