![]() ![]() She said the fine was more than her costars would receive. One example was a $20,000 fine Rowell received for missing a day of work to speak with inner-city youth. Agents, managers, they don’t want to rock the boat, because they have a whole cadre of talent they have to keep employed.” “When you think of not being allowed to work in your art form as a writer, a director, because you speak out.” “The level of retaliation in entertainment is profound – it’s terrorism,” Rowell said. The actress claimed that, before leaving the show, she faced “years of racial discrimination, harassment, and resistance from the upper echelons of CBS to increase diversity on the show,” according to a previous report via The Wrap. In real life, Rowell faced her own set of trials and tribulations. Rowell’s character, Drucilla Winters, went from a stealing prostitute to an upstanding member of Genoa City, wife, and mother, over 17 seasons. The Young and the Restless welcomed Victoria Rowell to the set in 1990. ![]() ![]() Victoria Rowell claims she suffered ‘retaliation’ for speaking out about experiences on ‘The Young and the Restless’ Melody Thomas Scott, Bill Bell, and Victoria Rowell | Jesse Grant/WireImage Since 2007, Rowell’s claims against Y&R landed her in a two-year court battle. She only returned in 2019 to honor the late Kristoff St. Thirteen years ago, Victoria Rowell played Drucilla Winters on The Young and the Restlessfor the last time. ![]()
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