Alice Cleveland
Alice Cleveland | |
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| Born | Alice Tipton May 21, 1949 St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | June 27, 2023 (aged 74) |
| Occupation | Home shopping host |
Alice Cleveland (May 21, 1949 – June 27, 2023) was an American television home shopping host on HSN and most recently an on-air vendor representative on QVC.
She was born Alice Tipton in St. Petersburg, Florida.
She was fired from HSN shortly after being diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disease; HSN maintained that her dismissal was based on the network's dissatisfaction with her hosting style, and because she appeared in an unauthorized infomercial on another station. A court awarded Cleveland $495,000 in actual and punitive damages, believing Cleveland's claim that she lost her job because of her illness, which would be a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.[1]
She died in 2023.[2]
External links
[edit]- Jury verdict on TV firing reasonable, court rules St. Petersburg Times
References
[edit]- ^ "FILED" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
- ^ "Alice Tipton Cleveland's Obituary, Visitation & Funeral Information". Memorial Park Funeral Home, Crematory and Cemetery. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
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