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Tara Ziemba—Getty ImagesTara Ziemba—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Dec 12, 2016 1:46 PM UTC Susan Olsen, radio host and former child actor, was fired from her radio hosting gig after attacking a guest on Facebook. Olsen, best known for playing Cindy Brady on ’70s family sitcom _The Brady Bunch_, got into a heated discussion last week with openly gay actor Leon Acord-Whiting, on the show she co-hosted called _Two Chicks Talkin’ Politics,_ which airs on the Internet-based network, LA Talk Radio. According to the [_Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brady-bunch-star-fired-la-talk-radio-anti-gay-remarks-955064), Acord-Whiting criticized the host online after his appearance, accusing her of spreading “outrageous misinformation” given her support for Donald Trump. “It is wildly irresponsible for LA Talk Radio to allow a Trump fanatic to co-host one of their programs, where she can spew her idiotic lies unchecked,” Acord-Whiting wrote, [_Us Weekly_ ](http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/brady-bunchs-susan-olsen-fired-as-radio-host-after-homophobic-rant-w455079)reports. “This isn’t just disagreeing on, say, tax plans or foreign policy. Susan Olsen spreads outrageous misinformation and it is dangerous and unprofessional.” Olsen fired back sharply, using an anti-gay slur. Acord-Whiting posted screenshots of messages he says the former host sent him, and [_New York Magazine_](http://www.vulture.com/2016/12/susan-olsen-fired-from-radio-show-for-homophobia.html) reports the rant included: “What a true piece of s—t you are! Lying f–-t! I hope you meet your karma SLOWLY AND PAINFULLY.” On Friday, LA Talk Radio [responded to the incident on its Facebook page](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brady-bunch-star-fired-la-talk-radio-anti-gay-remarks-955064) where it also said that it had fired Olsen. “We will not tolerate hateful speech by anyone associated with our radio station and have severed our ties with a host that veered off the direction in which we are going,” the statement reads. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4597638/susan-olsen-the-brady-bunch/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4597638/susan-olsen-the-brady-bunch/"},"headline":"Brady Bunch Star Susan Olsen Fired After an Anti-Gay Rant","datePublished":"2016-12-12T13:46:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T02:15:09.829Z","description":"Following an altercation with actor Leon Acord-Whiting","url":"https://time.com/4597638/susan-olsen-the-brady-bunch/","keywords":["radio","Entertainment","LGBT","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0785d624a2c883d/6988b291f887dc3f4de9877e/gettyimages-539790356.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0785d624a2c883d/6988b291f887dc3f4de9877e/gettyimages-539790356.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Actors Fund's 20th Annual Tony Awards Viewing Party - Inside","caption":"The Actors Fund's 20th Annual Tony Awards Viewing Party - Inside","creditText":"Tara Ziemba—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/radio/","name":"radio"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4597638/susan-olsen-the-brady-bunch/","name":"Brady Bunch Star Susan Olsen Fired After an Anti-Gay Rant"}}]}] ```