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Magic Johnson fired me for being too old, says flight attendant in his private jet...
NY Daily News ^ | 10/26/12

Posted on 05/14/2014 4:02:27 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper

A former employee of Magic Johnson says the basketball legend fired her for being seven minutes late to work — a delay she blames on his request for a turkey sandwich.

Lanita Thomas filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court this week saying her dismissal over tardiness was actually a “pretext” for ageism. She is 45 years old.

(Excerpt) Read more at m.nydailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ageism; agism; discrimination; fired; lawsuit; magicjohnson; untouchable
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To: snoringbear
Yeah! Personally, if I could afford a personal jet with flt attendants and such I would cut’em loose at age 25 - perhaps making an exception for special talents or some such, lol :)

I would put in language such that all personnel shall be let go at the end of a year, and then freshly re-hire any that did an exceptionally good job.

21 posted on 05/14/2014 5:22:00 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Hi jet, his choice. Mind you, I have ZERO respect for this AIDS infested, whore millionaire ex-basketball player, but he has the right to hire and fire based on whatever criteria he so desires. None of my business either way.


22 posted on 05/14/2014 5:24:13 AM PDT by ExpatGator (I hate Illinois Nazis!)
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To: Skooz

I would pick Bird, because he did not show the propensity to live a wanton lifestyle and get infested with preventable diseases that would shorten his career.


23 posted on 05/14/2014 5:26:01 AM PDT by ExpatGator (I hate Illinois Nazis!)
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To: SoFloFreeper

We need pics to determine guilt or innocence.


24 posted on 05/14/2014 5:37:54 AM PDT by uglybiker (nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-BATMAN!)
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To: Enterprise

I didn’t know that. Wikipedia says its some sort of red licorice made in California. Who eats this stuff besides the elite mentioned above?

Thanks! I’ve learned something new today.


25 posted on 05/14/2014 5:38:56 AM PDT by Texicanus (Texas, it's a whole 'nother country.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Sounds like he treated her like a slave? Where did he make all his money other than charities? He was near bankruptcy when he left the league.


26 posted on 05/14/2014 5:40:45 AM PDT by bray (The Republic of Texas 2022 is here)
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To: sueuprising
I do not care for Magic Johnson and if the story is true, he is a bit of a heel, but it is his jet and he can hire or fire who he wants I would think.

So then...that begs the questions "how is that different than Sterlings situation? It is HIS team right? He should be able to hire and fire who he wants."

27 posted on 05/14/2014 6:07:24 AM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Magic owes me money due to income inequity.


28 posted on 05/14/2014 6:08:19 AM PDT by 12th_Monkey (One man one vote is a big fail, when the "one" man is an idiot.)
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If in the contract of hire it states that she must be of looks that promote arousal with expected completion of servicing for the customers then she was terminated under proper contractual conditions.


29 posted on 05/14/2014 6:10:38 AM PDT by USCG SimTech (Honored to serve since '71)
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To: SoFloFreeper
Magic Johnson has a private jet! Someone alert his good friend Obama!!

So what, his friend Obama has one too!

30 posted on 05/14/2014 6:24:52 AM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: SoFloFreeper

We all know Johnson will end up owning the team.


31 posted on 05/14/2014 6:33:13 AM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Living in the midst of a silent coup.)
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To: pepsionice

When Magic Johnson was asked, who is the best player in the N.B.A., he humbly (in my opinion) said, “Larry Bird on the ground and Michael Jordan in the air”.


32 posted on 05/14/2014 6:38:41 AM PDT by Graybeard58 (If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. 1 Cor 16: 32)
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To: Graybeard58

Larry’s last three seasons were really hampered by pain, but he simply played at a level that disguised it. If you go to his first three seasons...he transformed the way that the NBA was playing. He made the other Celtics better players than what they would have ever achieved. They weren’t just average or great...they were as legendary as Larry himself. You look around today, and what you see is a wasteland. No ticket in the NBA should be valued at more than $15...it’s ‘AAA-league’ stuff.


33 posted on 05/14/2014 6:43:52 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: dalereed

Licorice sticks


35 posted on 05/14/2014 7:01:50 AM PDT by twister881
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To: John O

As my 88 year old dad calls him, HIV Johnson. (But then, he’s a Wolverine so he was never fond of him).


36 posted on 05/14/2014 7:03:03 AM PDT by FrdmLvr ("WE ARE ALL OSAMA, 0BAMA!" al-Qaeda terrorists who breached the American compound in Benghazi)
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To: Texicanus

Red licorice “is for elites”??
What planet are you from?


37 posted on 05/14/2014 7:19:59 AM PDT by Minutemen ("It's a Religion of Peace")
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To: Minutemen

Last time I checked, it was Earth. You could fill a book about what I don’t know :)


38 posted on 05/14/2014 8:10:15 AM PDT by Texicanus (Texas, it's a whole 'nother country.)
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To: ThunderSleeps
"r" key giving you problems?

FMCDH(BITS)

39 posted on 05/14/2014 8:44:14 AM PDT by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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To: Texicanus

It’s red licorice. We have eaten it over the years. When our kids were young it was much more prevalent in our house than now.


40 posted on 05/14/2014 9:42:52 AM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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