CBS Studios has filed a motion in Los Angeles Superior Court under the anti-SLAPP statute to strike a lawsuit filed earlier this summer by former “Matlock” writer John Lowe. The CBS Studios filing included multiple declarations disputing his allegations against three of the show’s executive producers.
\n\nLowe’s suit against CBS Studios, showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman and executive producers Nicki Renna and Jeffrey Lieber alleged that “racially stereotyped comments about his body and genitalia” were made toward him and other Black cast and crew members, creating a “hostile work environment.”
\n\nIn its filing, the studio threw its full support behind Urman, Renna and Lieber, while countering many of Lowe’s allegations. Lowe’s attorney Ron Zambrano told Variety that they had not yet been served the motion yet, so he couldn’t comment on the specifics, while writing, “But I am confident we will successfully oppose the motion as the complaint was drafted with that possibility in mind.”
\n\n“We take allegations of discrimination and harassment very seriously,” a CBS Studios spokesperson said. “Today, with the filing of our motion to strike, we took our first step toward challenging the baseless complaint filed by former ‘Matlock’ writer John Lowe. As stated in the motion and…
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