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People in the News

Thursday, October 30, 2025

People in the News

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Now the NFL is being sued by cheerleaders

cheerleadersThe NFL can’t seem to catch a PR break these days.

The National Football League is named as a co-defendant in a lawsuit filed Tuesday on behalf of two anonymous Oakland Raiders cheerleaders. “Caitlin Y” and “Jenny C” say they were denied fair wages, overtime pay and reimbursement of business expenses while being subjected to “degrading comments” and “grueling working conditions” that included having their bodies scrutinized each week for the slightest trace of body fat. Those who didn’t meet the stringent weight and fitness requirements were benched that week with no pay, according to the lawsuit.

The women also say they were placed in numerous humiliating situations, including being forced to change into uniform in public and make promotional appearances in which they were “groped by inebriated men. 

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