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Originally Posted by JoeD
If companies are not giving her work because of her age, even if she looks good for the part and has the talent, then it's they who are age discriminating. Of course, that's probably hard to prove which is why she's gone after IMDB, however that doesn't make what she's tried to do right imo.
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It's not that it's hard to prove, it's that it really doesn't exist, legally, at least not in the same way you would apply it to other types of jobs. If a production company refused to hire a gaffer for the crew due to his age, that would be age discrimination, but refusing to hire an actress because her age doesn't meet what the casting director is seeking for the role isn't age discrimination.
However, I suspect her problems have little to do with her age and much to do with the fact that she's not getting the jobs she wants and needs to point a finger at someone. There are so many factors that go into cast selection, and out of all the people who want a given role, only one can get it.
I doubt that being known as "the actress that sued IMDB" is going to help matters. She was probably blacklisted as a liability as soon as it went public.