Former CBS News anchor Jeff Vaughn has sued the broadcaster in federal court in Los Angeles for $5 million, claiming he was fired because of his age, race, gender, and sexual orientation, according to Courthouse News Service.

“Despite his show’s successes, his great performance, and his exceptional relationship with his co-anchors, CBS removed Mr. Vaughn in place of a minority news anchor, because he was an experienced, older white, heterosexual, male,” the complaint read.

In the complaint Vaughn, who worked for CBS Broadcasting for eight years and has more than three decades of experience in broadcast journalism, alleged, “CBS decided that there were too many white males at CBS, and it acted accordingly. It needed to solve its ‘white problem’ by firing successful white males.”

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