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A lawsuit against Comcast, Time Warner Cable Inc., Rev. Al Sharpton and the NAACP alleges that the mediacompanies discriminated against black-owned businessesand paid activists like Sharpton towhitewash its practices.The complaint alleges that Comcast gavelarge donations toSharpton, the NAACP and other civil rights groups to make it appear that the cable company was promoting diversity, even while it was failing to follow through on a promise to do so.

The lawsuit, seeking $20 billion,was filed in Los Angeles federal court Friday by Entertainment Studios, a television company founded by black producer and comedian Byron Allen and the National Association of African-American Owned Media (NAAAOM).The complaint, which comes as regulators mull a $45-billionmerger between Comcast andTWC, alleges that Comcast has refused to do business with Allen and other black media executives.

Comcast has engaged in, and is engaging in, pernicious, intentional racial discrimination in contracting, itreads. Whether or not it gets anywhere is another question. Anyone can file a lawsuit alleging anything and claiming any amount of money.

Both Sharpton and Comcast dismissed the allegations Monday.In an interview with Variety, Sharpton calledthe lawsuit a bogus statement from a person who has no credibility and he told the Hollywood Reporter that he will bebringing counterclaims for defamation.

The National Action Network also questioned Allens credibility initsstatement to the Hollywood Reporter.

We would gladly defend our relationship with any company as well as to state on the record why we found these discriminatory accusations made by said party to be less than credible and beneath the standards that we engage in.

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The lawsuit also accuses Sharpton, the National Action Network (the non-profit civil rights organization he founded in 1991), the NAACP and the National Urban League, claimingthat the groups signedsham diversity agreements with Comcast in exchange for donations, knowing that the cable company would leverage the agreements to mask itsdiscriminatory practices.

The complaint particularly calls out Sharpton and his non-profit, which it says has a business model and track record of obtaining payments from corporate entities in exchange for his support. This critique has been leveled at him before, in the Daily Beast and the New York Post, though neither accusation came of anything.

Thisis the second complaintfrom Entertainment Studios and NAAAOM, whose president Mark DeVitre is also an executiveat Allens company. In December the groupfiled a $10 billion lawsuitagainst AT&T and DirectTV, accusing the groups of similar discrimination. No otherblack-owned companiesjoined the accusations against Comcast.

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A new undercover video from Project Veritas, the conservative investigative organization led by well-known provocateur James OKeefe has released undercover video purportedly showing relatives of both Michael Brown and Eric Garner criticizing Al Sharpton and his National Action Network (NAN).

The big news-making part of the video, however, is when Garners daughter, Erica Snipes, 24, suggests Sharpton and his group are all about money and promoting their organization.

As with most OKeefe videos, the footage is heavily edited at times with jump-cuts between the end of a question and the subjects purported answer but Snipes does clearly suggest Sharptons group has treated her unfairly.

You think Al Sharpton is kind of like a crook in a sense? the undercover Project Veritas staffer asked while posing as a Garner supporter during a rally in Staten Island.

Hes about this, Snipes replied, while rubbing her fingers together.

Hes about money with you? the undercover camera operator clarified for Snipes.

Yeah, the daughter replied.

Snipes had more direct words for NANs Staten Island director Cynthia Davis, who she said has repeatedly attacked her for not including the logo of Sharptons organization on fliers for pro-Garner events.

Instead of me, he wants his face in front, Snipes told the undercover person, referring to Sharpton and NANs desire to have their logo front and center.

Al Sharpton paid for the funeral, Snipes later added. [Davis] is trying to make me feel like I owe them.

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Al Sharpton is all about the Benjamins, a daughter of police chokehold victim Eric Garner claims in a bombshell videotape.

Erica Snipes tees off on the reverend as interested primarily in money during a conversation secretly recorded by controversial conservative activist James OKeefes group, Project Veritas.

One of OKeefes investigators with a hidden camera posed as a Garner supporter during a protest last month at the St. George Ferry Terminal on Staten Island.

You think Al Sharpton is kind of like a crook in a sense? the investigator is heard asking Garners oldest daughter.

Hes about this, Snipes replies, rubbing her fingers together.

Hes about money with you? the undercover asks.

Yeah, Snipes responds.

Eric Garners daughter Erica SnipesPhoto: Gabriella Bass

Snipes, 24, also complained that the Staten Island director of Sharptons National Action Network, Cynthia Davis, scolded her for handing out street fliers about her fathers case that did not include NANs logo.

She started attacking me. Oh, I see that you got this flier out, how come you didnt add the logo? Snipes said.

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The Rev. Al Sharptons silence was bought for a cool $3.8million so that he wouldnt complain about the lack of black cable TV programming, an explosive $20billion lawsuit alleges.

The National Association of African-American Owned Media claims Comcast paid Sharpton and his National Action Network cash donations in exchange for not screaming about its lack of solely black-owned channels.

The cable giant also assured that the activist would keep his $750,000-a-year gig as a host on MSNBC, which it co-owns, even as his ratings slump, the suit alleges.

The black community has been sold out by him, comedian Byron Allen, a co-plaintiff and owner of Entertainment Studios, told The Post on Monday.

Al Sharpton should be ashamed of himself for defending Comcast for a simple chicken-dinner payoff.

The lawsuit decrying the proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner said that Comcast carries just one completely black-owned channel, The Africa Channel, and that Time Warner barely fares better.

But instead of Sharptons NAN and other activist groups such as the NAACP and National Urban League protesting the inequity, they and Comcast signed voluntary diversity agreements that whitewash the companys racist practices, the suit claims.

After the pacts were signed, Comcast shelled out $140,000 to NAN, $835,000 to the National Urban League and $30,000 to the NAACP, according to the suit.

The groups allegations of payouts also factor in Sharptons TV salary, which he has been receiving since starting to host MSNBCs PoliticsNation in 2011, the suit says.

Sharpton blasted the suit as frivolous at best. The activist concedes his group has gotten some donations from Comcast, but said, Its nowhere near $1 million.

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