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The 55-year-old, who plays Danny Dyer’s on-screen mother Shirley Carter, was also accused of saying ‘Do you know who I am? I’m Shirley’ to Iyabo Adetokunbo. Henry hugged supporters in court as she was cleared by a judge of racism yesterday afternoon following the alleged incident outside a branch of a Jamie Oliver restaurant in September last year. Henry was charged under her married name, Varilis. District Judge Nigel Dean said: ‘Ms Varilis is of previous good character, which means that she has enhanced credibility, in addition to which she is someone who does not have the propensity of behaving in the way that the Crown allege that she did on the occasion in September.’ The court was read a transcript of Henry’s police interview.n it, she told the officer that, when approached by Ms Adetokunbo, she said ‘What?’, not knowing what the warden wanted. Henry continued: ‘I said “Well, if you know who I am, go away and leave me alone”.’ Asked if she had said to ...

Argos has found itself embroiled in a racism row after a white doll was priced at £10 more than black and Asian ones. The white ‘ Maria ’ doll, made by French company Corolle Calin, is being sold on the Argos website for £34.99, while Asian and black dolls ‘ Yang ’ and ‘ Naima ’ are for sale for £24.99. All three 30cm-long dolls are exactly the same – except for the skin colour – and on the manufacturer’s website all three are sold at the same price of £23. Mother of three Lisa O’Reilly, 32, of South Killingholme, Lincs, said: ‘It’s unacceptable for children to think white is better or more desirable. ‘It’s wrong for our youngsters to grow up thinking non-white skin colours are worth less. ‘There’s enough prejudice in the world already without battling against racist toys. Last night Argos blamed ‘a genuine pricing error’ and said it ‘urgently rectifying’ the problem. ‘[We] can confirm all three dolls will be priced at £24.99,’ a spokesman added. ...

Lawsuit Claims McDonald’s Is Responsible For Alleged Racism By Franchise Owners A group of black and Latino former McDonald’s employees is attempting to hold the corporation accountable for the behavior of its franchisees. The Associated Press A group of black and Latino former McDonald’s employees is following the lead of the National Labor Relations board and suing McDonald’s, asserting in a complaint that the corporation should be held responsible for alleged racial and sexual harassment the employees experienced at a restaurant operated by a franchisee. The lawsuit, filed this morning, claims that since McDonald’s implements standards and controls for how its franchises operate, it is also responsible when those franchisees allegedly abuse their employees.  This assertion of the company as a “joint employer” of staff at its franchises was previously made by the NLRB, a federal government agency, in a December court filing related to a separate lawsuit, in...