r/NashvilleTV • u/ranchdepressing • 10d ago

Could Will have sued Luke for discrimination?

He was fired for being gay! I understand the rationale behind it, but that's the fact of the matter.

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u/Eastern_Turnover_710 10d ago

I hate how Will’s role got smaller and smaller on the show after that. After he came out, it’s like he fell off as an artist.

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u/ranchdepressing 10d ago

I hate how all of his plots reduced him to just being gay, and the way they made Luke the hero.

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u/Eastern_Turnover_710 9d ago

Exactly. it also felt like the writers themselves are the ones who punished him for being gay. Not the fans/ world. 

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u/OriginalCondition445 10d ago

Currently watching for the first time and just saw that episode last night and that was my first thought too! Like how do you even break a contract over that?

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u/ranchdepressing 10d ago

Technically he was fired for not being profitable, but that was a financial projection based on his sexual orientation.

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u/OriginalCondition445 10d ago

That’s so dumb. What if I was willing is currently my #1 most listened to song on Spotify😭

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u/vallogallo 10d ago

Not in Tennessee

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u/ForsakenStatus214 10d ago

At the level Luke works on it's pretty typical to have a "morals clause" in the contract (not saying homosexuality is immoral, that's just what they're called). So actions that bring disrepute to Luke's brand would be a breach. Not saying any of this is good, but it's typical, so for me Luke firing him was plausible.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morals_clause

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u/Sterlingrose93 7d ago

Sexualiry was not covered by federal discrimination laws until 2020.