A popular Minnesota TV meteorologist accused her boss of pushing her to wear tight-fitting clothes and reprimanding her for switching her hair color before she was fired, according to a lawsuit.

Wren Clair, whose legal name is Renee Fox, filed the sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against ABC affiliate KSTP-TV in St. Paul over the alleged misconduct by news director Kirk Varner.

Starting in 2021, Varner regularly spoke “about (Fox’s) body and appearance,” according to the complaint filed Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court. 5

“(He) voiced his preference for tighter fitting outfits, complained when she wore ‘pants’ instead of a dress … and complained about her decision to switch from blonde to her natural hair color.”

Fox said she was demoted from the evening news to a

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