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Stand-In Says CBS Didn't Stand By Her

Posted Oct 22nd 2008 4:30PM by TMZ Staff

If you stand in for an actor on a TV show about dead people and you file a lawsuit, is it a real lawsuit?

While you wrap your head around that koan, we'll explain... A woman who worked as a stand-in on "CSI" says she was once a full-time employee, until she lodged a sexual harassment complaint.

Shanelle Renee Howard wants more than $25K in damages. Howard felt compelled, in the first line of the suit, to characterize herself as "a competent adult individual."

CBS didn't immediately return a call for comment.

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1. FIRST BITCHES!

Posted at 4:42PM on Oct 22nd 2008 by coupons

2. Please don't offend my dog by putting her into the came category as this filthy specimen of the female race, although as a male I would like a peice of that a@*

Posted at 4:47PM on Oct 22nd 2008 by FreakyDeaky

3. Really though, what is a woman but something to pass the last few minutes screwing before you go to sleep at night.

Posted at 4:49PM on Oct 22nd 2008 by FreakyDeaky

4. She was probably a stand-in for someone that left the show.

Posted at 5:04PM on Oct 22nd 2008 by ddberry

5. FreakyDeaky, you're a pig. And it's pretty obvious all you do the last few minutes before sleep is play with your teeny weeny.

She only wants 25K? She wasn't 'damaged' very badly. She'll get it though, they'll just pay her off, it's cheaper than defending this lawsuit.

Posted at 5:50PM on Oct 22nd 2008 by nsaustin

6. Studios put everyone through sexual harassment seminars to cover their behinds ... see how much good they do? Stand In work pays well & hard to get ... she would not have complained if there wasn't a good reason. But once again the big guns stand behind the offender and fire the accuser. Things never change.

Posted at 5:55PM on Oct 22nd 2008 by VLG

7. SHE NEEDED TO HAVE HER SELFWORTH TESTED BUT NOT THE WAY THEY DID IT! THAT WAS SO MUCH LIKE HAVING YOUR SOUL RAPED!!!!!!

Posted at 6:34PM on Oct 22nd 2008 by CORY

8. YOU MUST BE ONE SICK INDIVUAL>>>NO RESPECT FOR WOMEN......YOUR MOTHER SURELY TAUGHT YOU BETTER??? SHAME ON YOU PIGGY!!!!!!!

Posted at 6:33PM on Oct 22nd 2008 by CORY

9. l. For compeffistoryd "r'*ges for lost cemings,c urrently in sr(ocsso f $25,000;
2, Fcr aonpensatory danages for emotioual distrsss;
3- For cxernplary damages;
4. Sor costs of suit rncluding atuney frer;
5. For sucho rhrr rcliefas the Courtd ee.mpsr sF€r.
this is a whole lot more than 25.000 also a coworker filed the sexaul harrassement she just testified.

Posted at 6:54PM on Oct 22nd 2008 by gradeslayer

10. where is a pic of the greedy woman??

Posted at 8:30PM on Oct 22nd 2008 by MP

11. I'm just thankful that TMZ used the word 'koan', which caused me to go to dictionary.com and learn what it means.

BTW, if a polar bear were to convert his religion on an odd-numbered Tuesday in a month ending in 'y' after 3rd period French class, how long would it take for a cricket to kick all the seeds out of a dill pickle?





Posted at 12:28AM on Oct 23rd 2008 by Mathew

12. Who???? Who is this bozo?

Posted at 6:41AM on Oct 23rd 2008 by Who?

13. On IMDB she isn't even listed on CSI. just 1 movie I've never heard of. She must really need to pay her rent or something?

Posted at 12:54PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by karen

14. actually, she probably didnt feel compelled to call herself "a competent adult individual." generally in bringing many suits forward, the complaint is written to include that.

Posted at 2:05PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by larissa