Last year Tyrese Gibson filed a $1 million lawsuit against Home Depot after accusing them of discrimination for asking his workers for ID after they tried to make purchases using Tyrese's credit card while he was not present [click here if you missed that].
Now Home Depot is accusing Tyrese of using exaggerated theatrics to make his case...
From Radar Online
Home Depot slammed Tyrese Gibson as part of the actor’s lawsuit over alleged racial profiling at an LA store.
According to court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, lawyers for Home Depot accused Tyrese of “exaggerated theatrics” on the date in question.
In a newly filed motion, Tyrese accused Home Depot of failing to turn over any requested documents or make its employee witnesses available for depositions. He claimed Home Depot said it would only produce certain information as long as Tyrese agreed to a protective order — which Tyrese said they never mentioned previously, and he doesn’t agree to.
Home Depot fired back at Tyrese’s accusations. Lawyers for the store said they are actively working to provide dates of availability for depositions of the employees involved in the matter.
The store said it needed a protective order before handing over documents to Tyrese.
It argued, “[Tyrese], a celebrity with 19.5 million Instagram followers, has publicly posted information -- such as the video recordings taken on the date of the incident, which were objected to by at least one employee. These postings were then shared and reposted including by media outlets. A protective order will prevent public dissemination of private communications of non-parties that were never intended to be public.”
Home Depot said it expected a lawsuit from Tyrese due to his “statements and exaggerated theatrics on the date of the incident.”
Regarding turning over security footage, Home Depot argued, “CCTV footage is not made available to the public and, due to the camera locations, captures private and sensitive customer information.” Lawyers for the company said it would turn over footage once a protective order was entered.
A judge has yet to rule on the matter.
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