The Color Purple when past homophobic remarks resurfaced, had a rule against playing gay roles and didn't understand that the main character was in a same-sex relationship, a U.K.
court heard this week.Omooba was initially cast to play the lead role of Celie, who falls in love with another woman, Shug Avery, in the musical play.
When anti-LGBTQ+ social media posts and comments she made in 2014 became public, she was fired from the role. “I do not believe homosexuality is right, though the law of this land has made it legal,” she wrote on her Facebook page, adding that she did “not believe you can be born gay.” She has now sued the theater and her former agents for religious discrimination and breach of contract.The Central London Employment.