Simon Cowell "lawyers up" for NBC's America's Got Talent investigation

Variety

Cowell has hired longtime Hollywood litigator Larry Stein reports Variety. "Stein is expected to advise Cowell and participate in a probe regarding complaints of a toxic culture at the show, raised by staffers including Union," Variety adds. "The complaints included numerous accusations of racial insensitivity and excessive critiques of the female cast." Cowell is currently filming The X Factor in London and was unable to attend last week's meeting between NBC attorneys and Union.