Jimmy Fallon Lawsuit Alleges Gender Bias

Jimmy Fallon is being sued by a former employee who alleges he was fired because of Fallon's gender bias. Paul Tarascio, former stage manager for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" has filed suit in Manhattan.

Tarascio's suit alleges that he was demoted from first stage manager to second before being fired by the show. Documents cite David Diomedi, "Late Night's" director as saying, "Jimmy just prefers to take direction from a woman." The suit also alleges that Fallon has a history of replacing male employees with women.

Lawyer Dominick Bratti told E! News, "It's a tough thing for him to be told that the reason why he was being moved from one position to another was that Jimmy Fallon preferred to take direction from a woman."

Tarascio has worked for Fallon since 2009 when the show launched. Since its premiere, the show has gained a loyal audience who tune in each week to watch a variety of stand-up, music and the famous "Thank You Notes" segment, in which Fallon read a variety of sarcastic thank you notes for a variety of reasons.

Fallon was selected to appear on "Saturday Night Live" and was regularly featured in the 1998 season before becoming a full cast member in 1999; he left the show in 2004 and was chosen to succeed Conan O' Brien as host of "Late Night." Fallon has also hosted the Emmy Awards and increased its viewership by 200,000.

Fallon is married to Nancy Juvonen and the couple recently celebrated its fourth anniversary. He told People magazine at the time, "She's the coolest girl in the world." Juvonen is a producer of such hits as "50 First Dates," "He's Just Not That Into You" and "Charlie's Angels."