Isle of Lewis café faces disability discrimination claim over dog
Claire Kellerman, adopted daughter of actor Sally Kellerman, is suing a community-run café on Great Bernera after it refused entry to her dog, which she says is an assistance dog. The dispute has become a wider conflict between Kellerman and some island residents, with community groups warning that the legal case could threaten their finances.
Kellerman, 62, moved to the Isle of Lewis in 2023 and says she has been subjected to hostility and discrimination because of her disability. She brought an Equality Act 2010 claim after the café incident last summer; it is supported by legal aid and is due to be heard at Stornoway Sheriff Court next year. Some local people allege that her behaviour has been intimidating, while Kellerman describes the response to her as a “witch hunt”.
- Assistance-dog dispute prompts legal action against a community café.
- Kellerman says she faces discrimination and hostility.
- Locals dispute her account and fear financial consequences.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “How Hot Lips’ Houlihan’s adopted daughter is causing uproar in a tiny Scottish paradise: Is she a victim of parochial islanders, or a high-handed Hollywood blow-in?”.