Julianne Hough recently addressed the recent controversy of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” which reportedly fired Gabrielle Union from being a judge, CNN reports.
- Hough left the show. She previously worked as a judge.
The details: Hough appeared on “The Today Show” Friday to promote her brother Derek Hough’s new holiday special. She was asked about the controversy surrounding the show allegedly firing Union, according to Entertainment Weekly.
The controversy: Union’s husband, Dwyane Wade, wrote on Twitter that his wife was fired from the show. Other reports from Variety and Vulture suggested there were some incidents before she left the show. Some of the reports suggested Union called out the show for a racist joke. There were reports people on set made racist jokes about Union’s hair, too.
Recent: Union shared a comment on Twitter about the firing decision.
“We had a lengthy 5-hour, and what I thought to be, productive meeting yesterday. I was able to, again, express my unfiltered truth. I led with transparency and my desire and hope for real change.”
Hough offered her own response.
“When I see that comment there, that excites me so much because that is what we need to start conversations and I just commend Gabrielle for speaking her truth and starting a conversation. I’m really proud of NBC, as well, for also showing up and starting a narrative and that’s what’s going to change the work place and the paradigm that we’ve been working in for many, many years and it’s shifting and I think that’s really exciting.”