A sexual assault and harassment lawsuit filed in 2019 by a former APA employee against CEO Jim Gosnell, two other employees at the agency and a former executive at production company Collins Avenue has been dismissed.
The matter was resolved in arbitration after the case was referred there by an LA Superior Court judge. The dismissal did not involve any paid settlement and was based on the “merits,” according to a public statement agreed to by all parties.
The suit, filed in June 2019, alleged that APA had created a “toxic” workplace. The plaintiff, who was referred to only as “Jane Doe” in the complaint, cited a number of explicit text messages and emails. The notion that employees “felt brazen enough to put their bad behavior in writing is reflective of how toxic, tolerant and protective of APA’s culture of sexual and racial discrimination is,” the suit claimed. Gosnell was accused of berating her,...
The matter was resolved in arbitration after the case was referred there by an LA Superior Court judge. The dismissal did not involve any paid settlement and was based on the “merits,” according to a public statement agreed to by all parties.
The suit, filed in June 2019, alleged that APA had created a “toxic” workplace. The plaintiff, who was referred to only as “Jane Doe” in the complaint, cited a number of explicit text messages and emails. The notion that employees “felt brazen enough to put their bad behavior in writing is reflective of how toxic, tolerant and protective of APA’s culture of sexual and racial discrimination is,” the suit claimed. Gosnell was accused of berating her,...
- 2/14/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
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