Fiery Commentator Tomi Lahren Sues Glenn Beck, The Blaze Over Firing After Expressing Pro-Choice Stance

DALLAS, TX — Tomi Lahren, the fiery young conservative personality known for her shoot-from-the-hip style of political commentary, has sued her former boss, Glenn Beck, and his media firm for wrongful termination after she said she was pro-choice, according to media reports.

Lahren was let go from The Blaze after appearing on the television show "The View" and expressed her pro-choice stance — a position that is anathema to expressed conservative pro-life principles. In her suit, Lahren claims The Blaze sought to keep her on the payroll while looking for other reasons for firing her — "presumably hoping they could find an exit strategy to sanitize their unlawful conduct," the suit reads, as reported by the Dallas Morning News.

The aim, it's alleged, was for The Blaze to explore other ways to break Lahren's employment contract, which was to continue until Sept. 30, according to the report.

By late Friday, The Blaze issued a statement: "It is puzzling that an employee who remains under contract (and is still being paid) has sued us for being fired, especially when we continue to comply fully with the terms of our agreement with her,” the statement, sent via email by Alex Dorer, senior media strategist at Goldin Solutions, read. "There will not be a separate statement from Glenn Beck."

In making her pro-choice stance known, Lahren predicated her logic on the conservative belief in limited government, labeling it as hypocritical to want no government interference on gun ownership while espousing control over a woman's body, suggesting embracing both concepts as irreconcilable.

Friday afternoon after the suit was filed, Lahren offered a cryptic tweet about her motivations for the legal action: "Lay down and play dead really isn't my style," she wrote, adding the hashtag #FinalThoughts."

The suit filed in Dallas County alleges behind-the-scenes machinations centered on the controversy, orchestrated to elevate the profile of Beck, who has suffered from sagging popularity of late as reflected in the ratings, "...all at Lahren's expense," according to the filing.

Beck himself in 2011 was forced out from Fox News, where he once had stellar ratings with his style of bombast that would include bursting into tears on camera when speaking of issues close to his heart. At a subsequent pro-Ted Cruz rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Beck told a crowd of more than 200 people that he was forced out after Fox higher-ups asked him to "stop talking about God," as reported by Newsmax.

At the time, Beck added that he believed God wanted him to share the story of his forced ouster with the crowd.

For her part, Lahren claims in her suit that a producer with The Blaze accompanied her to the taping at "The View," and nobody told her later that her comments to the program's hosts were improper or inappropriate but, rather, solely represented her point of view and freedom of expression. She told the ladies of "The View," "I can't sit here and be a hypocrite and say I'm for limited government but I think the government should decide what women do with their bodies."

Lay down and play dead really isn't my style. #FinalThoughts
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) April 7, 2017

Lahren initially was suspended following her comments, the suit notes. She alleges that her bosses then ordered her to "go dark" in staying silent on social media, even though her Facebook page, where she has 4.2 million followers, is not The Blaze's property. She further claims in her suit that co-workers took to installing yellow caution tape spelling an "X" on her dressing room door, and she had her work email account terminated.

All this was done in retaliation over expressing her views, the suit says. Her attorney, Brian Lauten, likened Lahren's situation to a once-high-soaring bird that was abruptly grounded.

"She's like an eagle that feels like its had its wings clipped," Lauten said, as reported by the Dallas Morning News. "She's ready to pursue her career and reconnect with her millions of followers."

The suit seeks a temporary restraining order from the judge, which would protect her right to speak freely as well as block The Blaze from destroying any evidence related to the incident, the Dallas Morning News reported. She's also asking for attorneys' fees and costs, "as well as all other relief ... which she may show herself justly entitled."

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