'Why single out Mindy and not those gentlemen?' Fischer told BuzzFeed News.
, who alleged that the group behind the Emmys tried to prevent her from getting a producer credit on the hit NBC series., said she wasn't aware of Kaling's experience but said she was"so glad that she spoke up and said something.
"I saw that there was a response from the Academy that said something like because she had multiple roles on the show it flagged her," Fischer told BuzzFeed News."And I think my response would be, well, so did BJ Novak, Mike Schur, and so did Paul Lieberstein.
In a statement to the Los Angeles Times, the Television Academy maintained that no one was"singled out," adding there was"an increasing concern years ago regarding the number of performers and writers seeking producer credits. At the time the Producers Guild worked with the Television Academy to correctly vet producer eligibility."addressing the drama last week, Kaling said the Academy's response didn't make any sense.
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