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Dont talk to NBC.
Union had been addressing her complaints largely with NBC executives, including those who oversaw the show.
(A spokesperson for Union declined to comment.)
NBC and the producers take any issues on set seriously.
NBC announced in February that Union would be joiningAmericas Got Talentfor season 14.
(It is against California law for an employer to allow smoking in an enclosed workspace.)
NBC has given Cowell near-total control overAmericas Got Talent.
Union pushed for the footage to not be aired, which further solidified her difficult reputation.
Another incident involved a male contestant from Italy whose audition involved impressions of various singers.
She referred to them as blackface hands, according to two sources, and voted to eliminate the contestant.
But tensions hit an irrevocable high after an incident involving a 10-year-old black rapper named Dylan Gilmer.
Cowell and Mandel, reached through NBC Entertainment PR, did not offer a comment.
Union was frustrated, according to three sources.
But the decision was made to cut Gilmer from the show.
Union, meanwhile, spent the Thanksgiving holidayshowing gratitude to her fanson social media.
Update, December 2:SAG-AFTRA has opened an investigation into Gabrielle Unions departure fromAmericas Got Talent.
We immediately reached out to Ms.
Unions representatives when these reports came to light.
So far there is nothing to report.
Any enforcement will be decided independently and kept private unless Union requests otherwise.
