DESIGNER Elie
Tahari has denied sexual harassment following accusations by a
former employee. A lawsuit – said to be seeking several million
dollars for the complainant, Marcy Castelgrande – asserts that the
employee was dismissed after reporting the harassment to the
company’s HR department, but Tahari denies wrongdoing.”Elie Tahari Ltd and Elie Tahari both deny the allegations
contained in the judicial complaint
filed by Marcy Castelgrande and
are prepared to vigorously defend the matter,” the company said in
a statement to The Cut. “Since this a pending legal matter, we do not
have any further comment at this time.” “Tahari’s recently divorced CEO, Mr Tahari, unlawfully and
inappropriately touched Ms Castelgrande in the area of her private
parts while she was modelling a skirt before a public crowd of at
least ten people,” the lawsuit states, Page Six reports, and goes on to claim
that the designer told the assembled employees following the
incident: “She needs to leave. I can’t work with her. She is too
sensitive. I’ve had lawsuits in the past and cannot deal with
another one.”
