Lionsgate Executive Says She Was Fired While on Maternity Leave

A former development executive with a reality TV company accused Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. of discrimination for firing her while she was on maternity leave.

Susan Merwin sued Lionsgate, Renegade Entertainment, LLC and Renegade 83, Inc. as her joint employers in California Superior Court, Los Angeles County, alleging that her supervisor ran her department “like a ‘boy’s club’.”

Merwin’s work at the unscripted television company Renegade, which Lionsgate acquired in late 2023, was focused on developing content for female audiences, as the company’s content was mostly geared toward men, the Wednesday complaint said. But her supervisor, Renegade’s Head of Development ...