Washington Post columnist reinstated after being fired over Charlie Kirk posts gloats about receiving back pay

A columnist took a victory lap Tuesday as The Washington Post was ordered to give her back pay after she challenged her firing last year."POV: Channeling my inner Rihanna because I won my case against the @washingtonpost — and they owe me a year’s worth of back pay," Karen Attiah wrote on X while sharing a video of her dancing to a Rihanna song.In August, an arbitrator ordered the Post to reinstate her employment and give her back pay, saying the paper "did not have good and sufficient cause" and that it "violated" her labor agreement.WASHINGTON POST ORDERED TO REINSTATE COLUMNIST KAREN ATTIAH AFTER BEING TERMINATED OVER CHARLIE KIRK POSTSThe Washington Post was ordered by an arbitrator to reinstate columnist Karen Attiah after she was fired for social media posts about Charlie Kirk in the wake of his assassination.(Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)"I'm still processing everything, but overall, I am happy I have been vindicated and ordered reinstated with back pay," Attiah told Fox News Digital.

"But in the meantime, I just wanted to put on a pretty gold dress, vibe to Rihanna’s music and eat cake! I wanted to be as loud about the win as possible so that other journalists will not be afraid to speak the truth."Attiah said her post was inspired by a video she liked from her party and "wanted to show that I take celebrating this huge win — for me, the Guild [the Washington Post union] and for journalism — very seriously!"It remains unclear whether she will formally return to work despite the arbitrator's order.A spokesperson for The Washington Post told Fox News Digital the paper respects the arbitration process and declined to comment further.TEACHERS WHO CELEBRATED CHARLIE KIRK'S ASSASSINATION NOW CASH IN WITH TAXPAYER-FUNDED SETTLEMENTSAttiah sparked outrage last year for her posts about slain conservative icon Charlie Kirk on the liberal social media platform Bluesky following his assassination."Refusing to tear my clothes and smear ashes on my face in perfo...