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Tom Benson's Former Assistant Sues Wife Gayle Over Alleged Racial Discrimination

Rodney Henry, the former assistant to New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, claimed Tuesday that Benson's wife, Gayle, subjected him to racial discrimination before he was dismissed from the organization in June 2015.

According to a court filing cited in a report by NOLA.com's Katherine Sayre, Gayle Benson said in 2014 (Warning: Link contains NSFW language), "I hate that black son of a b---h and am going to get rid of him."

Tuesday's amended complaint filed by Henry lists Gayle Benson as a defendant and adds to the lawsuit he filed this past November, which asserted Tom Benson owed him money for working overtime.