After months of speculation, this week NBC released the findings from the investigation of America’s Got Talent’s firing of popular judge Gabrielle Union.
Although the investigation was originally expected to end in January, according to Deadline, Wednesday morning the network issued a statement attempting to shed light on the circumstances surrounding Union’s dismissal.
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“Through the investigation process, it has been revealed that no one associated with the show made any insensitive or derogatory remarks about Ms. Union’s appearance and that neither race nor gender was a contributing factor in the advancement or elimination of contestants at any time,” the statement said.
“The investigation has shown that the concerns raised by Ms. Union had no bearing on the decision not to exercise the option on her contract.”
After 9 months of being careful with her word choices, that same day Variety published an interview in which Union broke her silence on the racism and sexism she claims to have experienced on the NBC series.
