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Orlando v. Kraft Heinz Company
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December 05, 2024
Kraft Heinz, Ex-Worker Settle 'Miami Vice' Costume Firing Suit
The Kraft Heinz Co. has settled a free speech lawsuit by a terminated white manager and school board candidate accused of jeopardizing the company's reputation by wearing blackface before his employment during a Halloween attempt to look like the character Ricardo Tubbs from the television show "Miami Vice."
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February 29, 2024
Black Detective Costume Not Protected Speech, Kraft Says
A white manager who was fired by Kraft Heinz for wearing blackface as part of a Halloween costume in which he dressed as a character from the television show "Miami Vice" doesn't have a viable retaliation suit because his costume wasn't protected speech, the company told a Connecticut federal court.