Barker suffered another legal blow on Aug. 3, when Claudia Jordan, a model, and Sylvia Clement-Henry, assistant to producer Phillip Rossi, sued over allegations of wrongful termination, sexual harassment and racial discrimination.
"You are the butt model. ... Repeat after me: 'I can fire your ass,'" Rossi told Jordan, according to the suit.
Jordan, an African American, was also told to stand between two Caucasian models "to do the reverse [Oreo]," the suit said.
After Jordan confronted Rossi, he advanced the clock on the set and cursed at her for being late, the model claimed.
When Jordan formally filed a complaint, human resources pressured her to withdraw it, and she was fired on Oct. 31, 2003, according to the suit.
Moreover, Clement-Henry claims she was instructed to mark a "B" next to African American contestants, "to make sure that no more than two African Americans are selected" and to make sure they perpetuated racial stereotypes.
"You are the butt model. ... Repeat after me: 'I can fire your ass,'" Rossi told Jordan, according to the suit.
Jordan, an African American, was also told to stand between two Caucasian models "to do the reverse [Oreo]," the suit said.
After Jordan confronted Rossi, he advanced the clock on the set and cursed at her for being late, the model claimed.
When Jordan formally filed a complaint, human resources pressured her to withdraw it, and she was fired on Oct. 31, 2003, according to the suit.
Moreover, Clement-Henry claims she was instructed to mark a "B" next to African American contestants, "to make sure that no more than two African Americans are selected" and to make sure they perpetuated racial stereotypes.
