Sacked Christian actress’s (Seyi Omooba)discrimination case heard at Employment Tribunal

The case of a Christian West End actress
who was sacked after sharing her beliefs
about homosexuality is being heard at
Employment Tribunal this week.
Seyi Omooba was fired in 2019 from the
lead role of Celie in a production of The
Colour Purple in Leicester over a four-year-
old Facebook post in which she said she
did “not believe you can be born gay” or
that “homosexual practice is right.”
At the time of her firing, Miss Omooba was
a rising star in the theatre scene, having
had roles in Hadestown at the National
Theatre, Little Shop of Horrors and Spring
Awakening, as well as playing the part of
Nettie in the Cadogan Hall production of
The Color Purple.
Last year, she said her sacking had
effectively ended her acting career.
“Since I lost the role as Celie and was fired
by my agency I have not been employed,”
she said.
“All doors have been intentionally closed to
me and people who used to give me the
time of day now ignore me. My career was
more than a job to me, it was something
that I loved.”
Supported by the Christian Legal Centre
(CLC), she is suing Leicester Curve Theatre
and Global Artists Agency for
discrimination and breach of contract.
The theatre had attempted to avert Miss
Omooba’s lawsuit by offering to pay her
the full wages she would have received for
playing in the performance, but Miss
Omooba rejected the offer and is seeking a
formal and public ruling that the theatre
has acted unlawfully and discriminated
against her because of her Christian
beliefs.
Her case will be heard at the tribunal in
London throughout this week, with both
Miss Omooba and her father, Christian
Concern co-founder Pastor Ade Omooba,
giving evidence.
“The case will expose the mechanisms of
censorship at the heart of the theatre
industry, and how any dissenting views
against LGBT ideology, especially Christian
beliefs, are currently incompatible with a
theatrical career,” the CLC said.

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