IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA No. S125171 April 20, 2006 AMAANI LYLE, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLANT, v. WARNER BROTHERS TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS ET AL. , DEFENDANTS AND RESPONDENTS. Ct. App. 2/7 160528 Los Angeles County Super. Plaintiff was a comedy writers' assistant who worked on the production of a popular television show called Friends. Factual and Procedural Background After receiving a right to sue letter from the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, plaintiff Amaani Lyle filed this action against organizations and individuals involved in the production and writing of the popular adult-oriented Friends television show, including Warner Bros. Television Production (WBTV), NBC Studios (NBC), Bright, Kauffman, Crane Productions (BKC), and producers-writers Adam Chase, Gregory Malins, and Andrew Reich. of Beam, C. J. )), or even unsuitable for broadcast television (see Jackson v. Racine County, supra, 2005 WL 2291025, *7). The writers of the television show, Friends, were engaged in a creative process-writing adult comedy-when the alleged harassing conduct occurred.
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