Woman Fired Because Her Bust Is Too Big

A dancer with the hit Broadway show "Movin' Out" has been fired from the cast, and she says it's because her breast size naturally grew from a C cup to a D cup. Alice Alyse, who was an ensemble dancer on the show's national tour, says her growth spurt occurred while she was on leave last year with an injured big toe and is not due to breast implants or weight gain, reports The Washington Post. She claims it was genetic since her mother developed later in life, too.

When Alyse returned to work after her toe healed, she need new bras sewn into her costume. That's when the trouble started. Alyse claims in her $100 million lawsuit that she was sexually harassed, verbally abused and wrongfully dismissed. She is suing choreographer Twyla Tharp, the production stage manager and the show's producers, who have filed motions to dismiss the case or proceed through arbitration. "I lost my job for reasons that weren't my dancing," Alyse tells the Post. "When they hired me I wasn't flat-chested. I mean, a C means--ya got boobs."

So who is Alice Alyse? Trained as a classical ballerina, the girl who grew up with the name Alice Lewitzke once worked for the Miami City Ballet and the San Francisco Ballet before trying other forms of theater. Post writer Sarah Kaufman describes her this way: "Alice Alyse is quite plainly a bombshell, a knockout: She's slim, leggy and gorgeous, with long, dark hair and a great set of cheekbones. Also, she's stacked." And in the world of dance, having a large bust can be a ticket straight to the unemployment line, which is why many dancers have breast reductions.