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2nd Nanny Sues Lowes for Sex Harrassment

This one points finger at Rob Lowe's wife, calling her 'perverted'

(Newser) - Yet another nanny is suing over sexual harassment in the Rob Lowe household. Laura Boyce made her case yesterday in a teary-eyed presser in which she claimed that the actor's wife behaved in a "perverted, disgusting, and crude manner." With lawyer Gloria Allred's arm around her, Laura Boyce...

Ex-Nanny Sues Lowe for Harassment

Ex-worker strikes back after Lowe claims extortion

(Newser) - Just a week after actor Rob Lowe sued his former nanny over an alleged extortion attempt, she slapped back with a sex harassment lawsuit against him, reports E! Online. The 24-year-old claims in court papers that she was sexually assaulted, harassed, and beaten by Lowe and his wife during the...

Cheerleader, MSG Settle Harassment Suit

Ex-Rangers Skater likened Garden atmosphere to a frat

(Newser) - Madison Square Garden, perhaps having learned from the costly and disastrous harassment case brought by an ex-Knicks exec, yesterday settled a suit by the former captain of the Rangers City Skaters. The ex-cheerleader accused Garden brass of condoning an inappropriate working atmosphere and firing her for turning down a threesome,...

Zeke Accuser Awarded $11.6M
Zeke Accuser Awarded $11.6M
Oct 2, 2007 3:07 PM CDT

Zeke Accuser Awarded $11.6M

Jury finds Thomas liable for harassment, but won't have to pay damages, MSG will

(Newser) - A jury today found Knicks coach Isiah Thomas liable for sexually harassing a fired MSG exec, but made boss James Dolan and the Garden foot the bill, Newsday reports. Dolan, who fired Anucha Browne Sanders when she complained of the unwanted advances, will personally cough up $3 million. Said Thomas...

Witness: Isiah Used F-Word, L-Word With Employee

Drama climbs in $10M sexual harassment suit

(Newser) - According to Jeffrey Nix, a 15-year Knicks employee and confidant of plaintiff and coworker Anucha Browne Sanders, coach and GM Isiah Thomas called her a "f---ing bitch" and "f---ing ho" in a March 2004 meeting, then told her months later that he was in love with her. Nix...

Harassment Allegation Could Haunt Bloomberg

Mayor still denies he's running for president

(Newser) - A 1997 sexual harassment suit against Michael Bloomberg could become an obstacle if the New York mayor attempts a presidential run, the AP reports. Although the suit was settled in 2000 and has not been a political liability during his term, the allegations that he made bawdy remarks to a...

Threats Force Women Out of Blogosphere

Virtual sexual harassment stifles voices, raises fears of real-world hostility

(Newser) - Violent, sexualized threats against female bloggers are forcing some of them out of the online community, reports the Washington Post. The problem, highlighted by the harassment that caused Kathy Sierra to suspend her popular technology blog, is frustrating at best; at worst, it causes women to fear for their safety...

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