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catbyte

(34,521 posts)
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 01:55 PM Dec 2022

Former NFL cheerleaders left 'humiliated and incensed' after Republicans distribute salacious photos

Rodric Hurdle-Bradford
December 14, 2022

Attorneys representing over three dozen former Washington Commanders employees sent a letter to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform requesting the immediate end of the distribution of images of former cheerleaders as part of an internal memo.

According to ESPN the publicly disclosed letter from attorneys Lisa Banks and Debra Katz details the humiliation their clients have endured from the distribution of a House Committee Republican memo that included image attachments of the former cheerleaders' breasts, buttocks and private areas initially emailed by former team president Bruce Allen. The letter specifically requests complete removal of the images from all Congressional records, electronic platforms and databases.

The attorneys said their clients were "humiliated and incensed by the GOP's reckless dissemination of these photographs" in its internal memo, and they described the photographs as "sexualized and salacious."

Recent findings by the Democrat-led House Committee found that Commanders owner Daniel Snyder led a toxic work environment that included sexual harassment, gender bias and even hiring private investigators to spy on his employees, other NFL team owners and even NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

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Former NFL cheerleaders left 'humiliated and incensed' after Republicans distribute salacious photos (Original Post) catbyte Dec 2022 OP
GODDAMMIT, RAW STORY! Aristus Dec 2022 #1
I actually think Democrat-led is correct (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2022 #3
Yes, you are correct. Lunabell Dec 2022 #4
RePuQ's trying to cover uber-rich Dan Snyder's ass, blame everything on underling Bruce Allen Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2022 #2

Aristus

(66,520 posts)
1. GODDAMMIT, RAW STORY!
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 02:04 PM
Dec 2022

It's "Democratic-led", not "Democrat-led" House Committee!

Content is important, like this story. But so is grammar and prose-style.

Jesus! I want to live on a smarter planet...

 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
2. RePuQ's trying to cover uber-rich Dan Snyder's ass, blame everything on underling Bruce Allen
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 02:18 PM
Dec 2022

Allen did shit that was wrong to be sure, but Snyder's the owner who hired him, and there's tons of legit evidence against Snyder himself, showing how he promulgated a hostile working environment.

One thing to note that could have legal ramifications ... these pics were not taken surreptitiously, these are pics of the cheerleaders getting naked at drunken parties involving players, many of whom are quite attractive, and also their peers, at least as far as their age groups go. I mention that because proving that 'well, I felt obligated to take off my clothes at this party because of how this place was being run' ... is not the simplest case to make in court

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