She Was Fired From ‘The Color Purple’ And Is Suing. But She Would Probably Have Quit The Show Anyway.

Actress Seyi Omooba had been engaged to play Celie in the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel in Leicester, England in 2019 — but she was let go when a 2014 Facebook post of hers containing anti-gay comments became public. She’s suing for breach of contract. But testimony before a tribunal revealed that Omooba had previously told her agents that she would never play a gay role. (The character Celie has a same-sex affair.) – BBC