Former ESPN reporter Allison Williams sues network and Disney after vaccine mandate led to firing
January 12, 2023 | Connecticut
Former ESPN reporter Allison Williams is suing the sports network after she was fired in 2021 for failing to comply with the company’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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.
According to the lawsuit, Williams said she applied in August 2021 for a disability exemption from the network’s vaccine mandate because she was undergoing in vitro fertilization. (The CDC has stated “there is currently no evidence that any vaccines, including COVID-19 vaccines, cause fertility problems in women or men.”)
Williams said she was unable to obtain a doctor’s letter to support her concerns because medical providers were being “threatened” for doing so in California, leading her to apply for a religious exemption weeks later.
“(Williams) 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. … (Excerpt from USA TODAY)
