AT&T fires president in the midst of a $100 million lawsuit

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Aaron Slator is no longer AT&T's president of content and advertising sales.

According to a $100 million lawsuit filed Monday, Slator used his work phone to send racist images. The suit was filed by Knoyme King, an African-American woman who worked for Slator. She saw the messages when transferring data to a new phone for Slator.

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.