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Watch: White Detroit News Anchor Resigns After Rant About 'Ni**ers' Killing Each Other
Watch: White Detroit News Anchor Resigns After Rant About 'Ni**ers' Killing Each Other
Many are demanding an apology from Lauren Podell.
Reporter Lauren Podell has resigned from news station WDIV-TV, officials announced on Wednesday. Her resignation came a day after a news conference in which Detroit political consultant Sam Riddle and the Rev. W.J. Rideout said Podell allegedly used a racial slur while off-air in March of this year, reported The Detroit News.
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Riddle alleged that Podell told a co-worker, 'I am tired of reporting on these ni**ers killing one another in Detroit'
- Riddle and Rideout demanded the station fire the anchor, but she quickly resigned instead
- However, many are calling for an official apology from Podell, who has yet to release a statement
- While others fear she'll take her racism elsewhere...
(Photo: WDIV-TV 4)
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