Phylise watts - Bowens , actress , who attended Bethune - mills University in Daytona Beach , Florida has filed a lawsuit . She claims that she lost her lb to try out for the dance band and was still not allowed by the band director after joining the college in 2009 . She is seeking unspecified damages from the college .
Phylise Davis-Bowens , 42 , who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach , Florida has launched a lawsuit . She claims that she lost 16lb to try out for the dance troupe and was still not allowed by the band director after joining the college in 2009 . She is seeking unspecified damages from the college .