Black Family Sues Sesame Place, Alleging Discrimination

Sesame Place is taking action after the Philly park was hit with a huge lawsuit for its alleged racism!

Sesame Place is making changes following several accusations of actors allegedly ignoring Black children.

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a video posted to social media, a performer in a Rosita costume at Sesame Place Philadelphia appeared to blatantly ignore two young Black girls as they reached out for high-fives and hugs just moments after engaging with white visitors at the park. While some were quick to dismiss the interaction as a misunderstanding, multiple videos of similar incidents involving Black children have surfaced online. ET spoke to Kelly Rowland following the viral incident, and she said she was «livid» about the situation.«I know, me personally, I would've burned the place down.

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Sesame Place has been hit with a $25 million class action lawsuit amid allegations of racism.

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accusations of racism after a viral video showed an employee snubbing two black girls at the Pennsylvania theme park last weekend. Defenders of the “Sesame Street” establishment said the incident may have been an unintentional one-off, but several other clips have surfaced showing similarly problematic behavior.

Gavin Rossdale is a doting father to his four children, and during the week he shared an emotional message about them in a rare family photo.MORE: Gavin Rossdale teases new song that has fans saying the same thingThe Bush frontman posted a photo that featured all of his children, as they relaxed in a luxury LA home that wouldn't look out of place on a holiday brochure. Gavin was in the middle of the snap, with daughter Daisy Lowe to his left, alongside youngest son Apollo.

Kelly Rowland has slammed Sesame Place after claims it “ignored” two young Black girls who went to visit the theme park last weekend.Rowland called out Sesame Place – a US theme park based on the children’s TV show Sesame Street – after the incident, which went viral after a video was shared of the moment. A performer dressed as Sesame Street character Rosita seemingly ignores two young Black children who try to catch the attention of the character at the theme park.

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Cruz Beckham was seen packing on the PDA with his girlfriend Tana Holding in front of his famous family while they holiday in Italy. David, 47, and Victoria, 48, have been enjoying a sun-soaked trip with their two youngest children, 17 year old Cruz and Harper, 11, aboard a lavish yacht, as they moved on from visiting Croatia to Italy this week. The Beckhams enjoyed a day out on the yacht, as well as heading to grab a bite to eat at world-renowned restaurant Lo Scoglio on the Amalfi Coast, where Victoria greeted former Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, 62.