Brandy Sued by Former Housekeeper, 60, for Failure to Pay and Ageism, Fans Share Their Thoughts

Brandy Sued by Former Housekeeper, 60, for Failure to Pay and Ageism, Fans Share Their Thoughts

  • Brandy is being sued by a former housekeeper for alleged ageism, failure to pay for the work she had done and for wrongfully terminating her contract back in February
  • The US singer's former employee wants $250 000 (over R3 632 000) from the superstar for unlawfully letting her go because of her age
  • Social media users shared mixed reactions to the housekeeper's claims, but many shared that Brandy has a right to fire a housekeeper she feels is no longer doing a good job

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A former housekeeper is suing brandy for wrongfully terminating her contract back in February. The employee is also accusing the US singer of ageism when she lost her job.

Brandy, sued, former housekeeper, 60, failure to pay, ageism
Brandy is being sued by her former housekeeper, 60. Image: @brandy
Source: Instagram

The domestic worker also alleged that The Boy Is Mine hitmaker also owes her for work she completed before the artist let her go because of her age. She's reportedly seeking more than $250 000 (over R3 632 000).

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The Shade Room reports that in documents obtained by TMZ TV, Brandy terminated the employment because she no longer wanted an "older" housekeeper. Radar Online reports that she's 60 years old.

Check out The Shade Room's post here.

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Peeps took to the publication's comment section on Instagram to share their thoughts on the housekeeper's claims. Many seemed to be supporting the actress.

youcan_this said:

"She just want some retirement money."

chey94_ commented:

"Girl, you can be a housekeeper somewhere else, always hiring."

doll_kissez wrote:

"Brandy is innocent and I’m going to stand beside her."

rodeezus said:

"She was older and probably slow."

pinkyfrostt commented:

"Okay, if she don't want an old housekeeper, that's her preference..."

luvbeindomo wrote:

"Not with you suing the vocal bible because you wasn’t cleaning her house the way she wanted."

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_brooklynharley_ added:

"Damn, you can’t even let people go from working for you anymore."

Chris Brown, Mario and Tank praised for their Old Skool R&B performances

In other entertainment news, Briefly News reported that Chris Brown, Mario and Tank performed at Umar Kamani's birthday party on Tuesday night, 22 March. The talented singers performed their Old Skool R&B hits during the celebration.

Christina Milan also made Umar's birthday extra special when she took the spotlight and dipped it low. The fans of all the artists who performed during the night said they took them on a trip down memory lane.

The Shade Room took to Instagram and posted clips from Chris, Mario, Tank and Christina's performances. R&B lovers took to the the comment section to share their reactions to the unplugged performances. A fan ejking21 wrote:

"Man, this was such a dope night it felt like old times with everybody!! And y’all forgot snoop came out and blessed us too!!!!"

Source: Briefly News

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Mxolisi Mngadi (Editor) Mxolisi Mngadi is an entertainment reporter. He graduated in 2002 from Damelin with a Diploma in Journalism, majoring in African and International Studies, Journalism and Electronic Media. He then started his journalism career at the Daily Sun newspaper, went on to The Citizen, and worked as a senior reporter at News24. He has been a writer for more than 15 years.