Harassment

Activision Blizzard has settled its 2021 sexual harassment lawsuit with the state of California, and will pay $54 million to the state along with an additional $47 million to female employees who worked at the company from 2015 to 2020.The 2021 lawsuit, filed by the state agency then known as the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and now known as the California Civil Rights Department, accused Activision Blizzard of fostering a "frat boy" workplace culture rife with sexual harassment.…

Activision Blizzard has settled its ongoing sexual harassment lawsuit with The California Civil Rights Department for $54million (£42million). The lawsuit was filed in June 2021, following a two-year investigation. The suit claimed that women at Activision Blizzard were paid less than men in the same role and promoted more slowly. A “frat boy workplace culture” reportedly led to women being “subject to numerous sexual comments and advances, groping and unwanted physical touching, and other forms of harassment.” Female…

Activision Blizzard will pay roughly $50 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit by a California regulator that alleged the videogame maker discriminated against women employees, including denying them promotion opportunities and underpaying them.California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) had sued the "Call of Duty" maker after two years of investigation over allegations that it routinely underpaid and failed to promote female employees and condoned sexual harassment.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill…

Updated Dec. 15, 2023 5:41 pm ETActivision Blizzard has agreed to pay about $50 million to settle a high-profile lawsuit by a California regulator that helped spur Microsoft’s October takeover of the videogame company, according to people familiar with the matter.California’s Civil Rights Department sued Activision in mid-2021, alleging its leadership ignored numerous employee complaints of sexual harassment, discrimination and pay disparity. Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

On Thursday night, the Justice Department unsealed nine new tax-charges against Hunter Biden. The new charges come as the president’s much-maligned son finds himself at the center of countless right-wing conspiracies, GOP-led investigations into his foreign business dealings, and a DOJ special counsel probe Biden doesn’t sit down for many interviews, but he did recently talk to his long-time friend and confidant: musician and activist Moby.  The first part of the lengthy two-part installment of the “Moby Pod” was…

Jonathan Majors appeared in New York City Criminal court Wednesday for the start of his trial on misdemeanor assault and harassment charges.  The charges stem from an alleged domestic violence incident on March 25. Police responded to a 911 call and a 30-year-old woman reported being assaulted by Majors, with police noting that she had sustained minor injuries. She was treated at the hospital, according to the police, and Majors was released from police custody later that day.  He faces charges…

Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx has found himself amidst controversy after a woman alleged se*ual harassment against him and filed a lawsuit. This information was recently made public by TMZ. The woman is identified as Jane Doe, according to court documents, and the incident supposedly occurred at the Catch restaurant rooftop in New York City in August 2015. However, Jamie has vehemently denied all the allegations and released a statement through his spokesperson to PEOPLE on Thursday. They straightforwardly refuted the…

Jimmy Iovine, co-founder of Interscope Records and of the headphone brand Beats, has been accused of sexual abuse and harassment by an unnamed woman.Iovine was served a summons ahead of a lawsuit being filed against him. The New York court document contains allegations that the woman “suffered as a result of being sexually abused, forcibly touched, and subjected to sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of anti-discrimination laws in or around August 2007”. She is seeking compensation via damages.A spokesperson…

British actress Olivia Colman has narrated a spooky incident with the paparazzi in London. Recalling the incident, she said that the constant gathering of the paparazzi in front of her house left her a wreck, forcing her to move to the countryside. `The Crown` actress recalling the incident in an interview with British Vogue narrated the negative side of fame, and said: "We`ve moved to the countryside, and it`s lovely." She added: "It`s where I`m from. We never fell out of love with London. I love London, but it became…

The Oscar-nominated composer Danny Elfman is being sued after reportedly failing to pay $830,000 to an alleged victim of sexual harassment.According to Rolling Stone, the 70-year-old, whose scores include Batman, Spider-Man and Good Will Hunting, was accused in 2017 by 35-year-old composer Nomi Abadi of exposing himself and masturbating in front of her without consent on two occasions.The pair agreed to a settlement which consisted of payments spread out over five years but Elfman allegedly failed to make two of them,…