Hilton Grand Vacations Fires Employee Over Racist Chelsea Gray DM

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Hilton Grand Vacations Fires Employee Over Racist Chelsea Gray DM

Hilton Grand Vacations has fired the employee accused of sending Gray a racist direct message after the Aces’ 109-75 loss to Indiana. The company told Front Office Sports his behavior violated multiple policies and “does not reflect our company’s values,” escalating from an initial investigation after Gray publicly shared the abusive message.

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Hilton Grand Vacations Investigates Employee Over Racist DMs To Chelsea Gray

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