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Fired Hot 97 Exec Claims Discrimination for Being ‘Too White’

‘YOU’RE A BOZO’

The former radio VP also claims in a lawsuit that he was fired after alleging to management that star DJ Funkmaster Flex took “kickbacks” from advertisers.

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