Rap mogul Jay-Z and his New York nightclub 40/40 are facing legal action from a woman who alleges she was fired because she was pregnant. Folake Ogundiran, who worked as a sales assistant at the club, has filed a discrimination lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court in which she claims she was told not to turn up for work after telling a female supervisor she was expecting a baby. Ogundiran alleges she was "barred from entering the workplace" when she tried to walk into the venue to work two days later.The suit also says Ogundiran was denied unemployment benefits and that she was fired because her pregnant status would be "inconsistent" with the "young, fashionable, unattached, and sexy" image 40/40 wants to project, reports website TMZ.com. Ogundiran is seeking an unspecified amount in damages. 40/40 spokesperson Ron Berkowitz has dismissed the lawsuit as without merit, claiming it "will likely be dismissed".
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