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Katt Williams Slap Victim Fired by TARGET

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The Target employee who was PIMP SLAPPED in the face by Katt Williams says he's been FIRED from his job ...even though HE was the one who was attacked.

TMZ broke the story ... Forrest Liebenberg was having a calm conversation with the comic in the Northern California store when Katt slapped him in the face for no apparent reason. Liebenberg didn't strike back ... instead he pulled out his phone and called for help.

After the incident, Forrest told CBS13 he'd been terminated from his job with no explanation -- saying, “They weren’t very clear, but it is obvious to me that it was based on this incident.”

He added, "Maybe I was a little uninformed about how seriously the situation was with Target, but obviously it is pretty serious."

Forrest says he doesn't know if Target believes he's the person who leaked the security footage to TMZ. He also claims he is NOT the leaker.

11:22 AM PT -- A Target spokesperson confirms Forrest has been fired from the store ... but explains, "His departure was unrelated to the video footage that has appeared online."

The rep adds, "Out of respect for the privacy of this individual, we cannot discuss the reasons for his departure."

http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/04/katt-williams-forrest-liebenberg-slap-target-fired-incident/
silentxstrom 11th-Dec-2012 08:01 pm (UTC)
hey you're not alone. I worked there for about 7 weeks one summer when I was 18 years old. I worked part-time, but the manger asked me to work overtime (I wasn't even allowed to anyway) to cover for someone after I'd already been working for almost 8 hours. I told them no b/c I had to go out of town for a wedding, which I'd already put time in. Then, I turned in my 2 week notice so I could go back to school and they slowly started cutting my hours. When I finally left, I was supposed to get my paycheck the next day, but they lied and told me it would be mailed (WTF?!! a lie, of course). After about a week of waiting, I called several times and got the same answer that it would be mailed. Finally, I called corporate headquarters in MN and spent 3 hrs on the phone bitching at them, yelling, and demanding that I get paid b/c I was going back to college and had no money. The very next day, I got a call from my store that my check had magically been found. It had never been mailed and was sitting on my ex-boss's desk since my last day. In other words, FUCK TARGET as a place to work.

sorry for the novel.
argyle_strikes 11th-Dec-2012 08:10 pm (UTC)
disgusting... this happened to me when I quit a retail job. i will never understand the kind of person that would try to prevent an employee from getting their earned pay. working retail turns people into dicks, sucks out their soul i guess.
nowakingeye 11th-Dec-2012 09:20 pm (UTC)
w o w that's pretty tacky of them. blah!
floorpies 13th-Dec-2012 12:07 am (UTC)
damn i could feel ur emotion. ouch :(
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