Hooters of America is to speak out Wednesday against a lawsuit filed by a Roseville woman who said her civil rights were violated when she was placed on probation to lose weight last month.

Hooters executives from headquarters in Atlanta, along with Hooters waitresses, will hold a press conference at 10:45 a.m. at Hooters of Roseville, 32976 Gratiot.

Cassie Smith, 20, [pictured] claims in a lawsuit filed in Macomb County Circuit Court that managers and corporate employees at the restaurant chain threatened to fire her if she didn’t lose enough weight during a 30-day probation period to fit into a size extra-small uniform. She said she was offered a gym membership.

Hooters’ spokespeople in Atlanta denied anyone from the company or restaurant asked Smith to lose weight and said waitresses aren’t held to a weight standard. It claims she was never placed on probation.