Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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| International superstar Cher has weighed in on the Madison School District's firing of a black security guard who said the N-word while telling a student not to use the racial slur. Cher says Marlon Anderson should receive an apology. (Photo: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel archives) |
MADISON - Cher took a break from a European tour Tuesday to urge Madison school officials to apologize to a black security guard they fired for using the N-word while telling a student not to use the racial slur.
"I don’t think it’s enough that he gets his job back," Cher said in an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "That’s not enough – they should apologize to him."
Marlon Anderson was fired by the Madison School District last week, setting off a firestorm of outcry that reached international heights – including from the 73-year-old Academy Award winner and longtime musician.
Cher, who has 3.7 million Twitter followers, tweeted Friday she would pay for Anderson's attorney fees should he pursue legal action against the district.
She said Tuesday by phone during a break from her tour in the United Kingdom that Anderson's story rose above others, in part, because she learned of it the day after Maryland congressman and civil rights activist Elijah Cummings died.
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