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NEW YORK (AP) _ A former accountant for Rachael Ray's cooking
show has filed a $1 million lawsuit saying he was forced out of his
job because he has an eating disorder.
Aaron Ferguson says in Manhattan court papers that he has
suffered from anorexia for about six years. He says his supervisor
repeatedly exhibited ``hostile behavior'' and made ``vile,''
discriminatory and hurtful comments.
He says the comments included, ``Anorexics are sick in the
head.''
Ferguson said he began working in July 2007 for CBS Television
Distributions Inc., a CBS Corp. unit and the producer of the
Rachael Ray show. He says he was forced out in October after he
complained.
The lawsuit names CBS Corp., CBSTD Inc., and three individual
employees of the show as defendants. Ray is not named.
CBS did not immediately return a call for comment on Thursday.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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