For the reason that Tijuana controversy went viral in March, Lee has made public apologies for the anecdote, claiming on an April 5 episode of TigerBelly that the complete story was a whole fabrication stitched collectively from a number of completely different stand-up bits he’s advised at completely different factors in his profession. It's unclear whether or not Wondery despatched TigerBelly the termination discover for his or her 39-month contract earlier than or after the apology, however, regardless, Lee and his firm declare that the grounds of the termination are illegal — in line with Lee, he by no means agreed to a “morals clause.”
Morals clauses are provisions inside a contract to curtail habits that would create scandal and reputational harm for the events concerned. Lee’s lawsuit doesn't dispute Wondery’s supposed assertions that Lee breached the morals clause by telling the story repeatedly for nearly a decade — it merely says that Lee by no means signed one within the first place, and that Wondery would have identified in regards to the Tijuana story once they agreed to phrases in December 2022. Lee and TigerBelly intend to take the case to trial, looking for a number of thousands and thousands of {dollars} in damages.
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