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Bodyshamed weather reporter says KTLA was satirising complaint emails by handing her a cardigan

on May 17, 2016 | 0 comments

By John McCarthy

A US TV weather reporter became the centre of an apparent sexism debate as she was asked to cover up live on air.

Footage of reporter Liberte Chan being asked to wear a cardigan did the rounds on Twitter this week with her colleagues at broadcaster KTLA5 accused of bodyshaming her.

Chan, who was wearing a black dress was asked to cover up by an off-screen collague who stated “we’re getting a lot of emails,” implying there were complaints as to how she was dressed.

The station was inundated with complaints afterwards, this time towards the apparent way it seemed to bow to Read full story ›

Source: The Drum