Sohla El-Waylly: Last News

After the departure of six of its most popular video personalities, the food magazine show will resume production in September, a Condé Nast Entertainment representative told The Post.Videos for the Bon Appétit channel — which has more than 6 million subscribers and has launched its on-air talent into celebrity status — have ceased for the past two months amid outrage over its compensation and treatment of employees of color.The disparity was brought to light in June when Bon Appétit editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport resigned after a photo surfaced that showed him in brownface. Soon after, assistant food editor Sohla El-Waylly publicly addressed her low salary compared to that of her white colleagues.

Disgruntled angels are coming to Hulu. The streamer has ordered Standing By, a satirical look into the lives of a group of eternally bound, irritated guardian angels and the lessons they’ll eventually learn from not only the dysfunctional humans they’re in charge of protecting, but also each other.  

Kate Aurthur editorDan Levy’s upcoming HBO Max cooking competition “The Big Brunch” has found its judging panel: Joining Levy at the judges’ table will be chef Sohla El-Waylly and restaurateur Will Guidara. The unscripted series — created and hosted by Levy, and produced by Boardwalk Pictures — will premiere on the streamer later this year.In the announcement, Levy and fellow executive producers Andrew Fried and Sarina Roma of Boardwalk Pictures said: “We owed it to our competing chefs to find judges who could help them in really meaningful ways — both in the kitchen and beyond, and Sohla and Will do just that.

Claire Saffitz is acknowledging the role she says she played in allowing the Bon Appétit office to become a "toxic, racist, secretive and ultra-competitive environment."  On Instagram, the host of Gourmet Makes broke her silence on the alleged incidents that took place on Bon Appétit's "Test Kitchen" videos and behind closed doors of the Condé Nast publication. In addition, she apologized to co-workers like Sohla El-Waylly for not advocating for fair wages earlier.

Claire Saffitz is speaking out.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorAdam Rapoport, editor-in-chief of Condé Nast-owned Bon Appétit, is facing calls for his resignation after a photo of him in brownface surfaced online.Adding to the swirl of controversy on social media, editor Sohla El-Waylly has also charged that she earns less than less-qualified co-workers and is not paid at all for video appearances, contrary to her white colleagues.A rep for the magazine did not immediately respond to Deadline’s request for comment, and no updates or statements have been posted to the company’s social media accounts.