Dancers sue singer Cher for racial discrimination

Three backup dancers have sued Cher claiming they were wrongfully fired from her current tour and the singer engaged in racial discrimination.

The trio filed a wrongful termination lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday. Their lawsuit alleges Cher remarked that there were too many dark-skinned dancers on her tour and instructed her choreographer to hire a white dancer over a qualified black performer.

Cher's publicist Liz Rosenberg denies the allegations and says there is no truth to them.

The lawsuit states the dancers were fired from Cher's "Dressed to Kill" tour after informing managers that another dancer assaulted an unidentified woman in a hotel room while on tour. Two of the plaintiffs, who are black, say their race was a factor in their dismissal. The third dancer cites age discrimination as a factor in her firing.