{"id":2140852,"date":"2024-01-04T19:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T00:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-sued-by-employee-for-allegedly-hiding-sexual-assault-by-executive\/"},"modified":"2024-01-04T19:47:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T00:47:09","slug":"disney-sued-by-employee-for-allegedly-hiding-sexual-assault-by-executive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-sued-by-employee-for-allegedly-hiding-sexual-assault-by-executive\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney faces lawsuit over alleged concealment of executive&#8217;s sexual assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdisney-sued-by-employee-for-allegedly-hiding-sexual-assault-by-executive%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2140852&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In\u2062 this handout \u200cphoto provided by \u200cDisneyland Resort,\u2062 a view of Sleeping Beauty \u200bCastle in Disneyland \u2064Park\u2064 illuminated in \u200dAnaheim, California. (Photo by Christian Thompson\/Disneyland Resort via Getty\u200c Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>4:35 PM \u2013 Thursday, January 4, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Disney is \u200bfacing a lawsuit \u200bfrom an employee who accuses the company of covering up \u200da former\u2064 executive\u2019s \u2063alleged sexual abuse patterns.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, a Disney employee filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles \u2063Superior Court claiming that management at the\u2062 company repeatedly ignored allegations of sexual abuse \u200bagainst Former VP of Distrubution \u2063Nolan Gonzales, despite multiple complaints.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200demployee \u200balleges that the management allowed Gonzales\u2062 to freely harass women\u2064 without consequences.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cManagement was incentivized\u2063 to hide \u200bGonzales\u2019s harassment because he generated \u200bvaluable revenue,\u201d the suit claims. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the plaintiff, Gonzales assaulted her \u2062multiple times in 2017,\u200b using drugs to incapacitate her.<\/p>\n<p>She also claims that Gonzales used his power and blackmail to force her into sexual acts.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint further states that when she tried to cut ties with \u2064him, he threatened to release intimate videos and ruin her career.<\/p>\n<p>The employee also alleges that management was \u200baware of \u200cGonzales&#8217; history \u200dof misconduct but failed to\u200c take\u200b action, \u2062as they believed his\u2064 firing \u200bwould harm the company financially.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWomen were discouraged \u2062to come forward about his behaviors\u200c because management\u2062 seemingly accepted Gonzales\u2019 conduct as being part of the entertainment industry and his firing would\u2063 hurt the company financially,\u201d the complaint stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In 2022, Gonzales resigned after other women reported him \u200cfor sexual \u200dharassment.<\/p>\n<p>The employee also \u200dclaims \u2062that\u200c she was demoted by the \u2064company \u2063in retaliation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cDisney used the \u200drolling layoffs as an excuse to demote Plaintiff\u200b and \u200bto place\u200c her on a different team where she did not \u2062manage any\u2064 direct\u2062 reports,\u201d the suit\u200b states.\u200b \u201cPreviously, Plaintiff was a supervisory level employee\u200c who trained and directed three subordinates. Now, Plaintiff\u2019s essential job duties are \u200cmuch smaller in scope\u2063 and are \u200csimilar to\u2062 duties she performed\u200c at Disney ten years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The lawsuit was filed under the\u2062 California\u200c Sexual Abuse and Cover Up Accountability Act, which\u2062 extends the statute of limitations \u200bfor lawsuits related to sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the court holidays on December 31st and January 1st,\u200b the court may still \u2064proceed with\u2064 the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit also includes Disney entities, Searchlight \u200dand 20th Century, and \u2063brings\u2062 forth claims for sexual harassment, sexual assault and battery, and negligence, among\u2064 other claims related to the alleged cover-up.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking \u200bnews\u200d blasts directly \u200cto\u2063 your inbox for free. 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Abbott orders investigation into alien holding facilities amid reports of poor conditions\">illegal aliens entering<\/a> our country through the\u2064 Southern \u2063Border.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Doe 107 becomes the most\u200c mysterious name on the\u2064 Epstein Client List, while Trump \u200bappeals Colorado\u2019s primary ban to the Supreme Court and the \u200bGOP threatens to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>ChatGPT was well on its way to \u200dbecoming a household name even before 2023\u2063 kicked off.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple&#8217;s stock \u2063fell nearly \u20623% to a\u2062 seven-week\u200b low after Barclays \u2062downgraded \u2064the shares due to\u2064 concerns \u200dabout weak demand for its devices in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Bitcoin surged past $45,000 for the \u200dfirst time since April 2022, driven by optimism surrounding the potential approval of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wall-st-kicks-off-2024-on-a-dull-note-as-yields-rise-apple-dips\/\" title=\"Wall Street starts 2024 on a lackluster note with rising yields and Apple's decline\">exchange-traded spot bitcoin funds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>December 22, 2023\u200d \u2013\u200b 6:05 AM\u2062 PST HONG \u2062KONG (Reuters)\u2063 \u2013 Chinese regulators announced \u200con Friday\u2062 a \u200cwide range of\u2064 rules aimed\u2026\u200c <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200c How did Disney allegedly retaliate against the employee \u200cinvolved \u2064in\u2062 the lawsuit and what were the \u200dconsequences for her\u200c job<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200d Title: Disney Faces Lawsuit Alleging Cover-Up of Sexual Abuse \u2063Patterns<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>Disney, a renowned entertainment conglomerate, is currently embroiled in \u200da lawsuit filed by an employee who accuses the company of covering up allegations of sexual abuse \u200cby a former\u2062 executive. The employee claims that Disney repeatedly ignored complaints against the former VP of Distribution, Nolan Gonzales, allowing him to freely \u2064harass women without consequences. This article explores the allegations made in the lawsuit and sheds light on the potential consequences for\u200d Disney.<\/p>\n<p>Allegations of Ignored Complaints \u2064and Frequent Harassment:<\/p>\n<p>According to the lawsuit filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court, the plaintiff asserts that despite multiple complaints, \u2064Disney&#8217;s management deliberately ignored \u2062allegations of sexual\u2062 abuse against \u2062Nolan Gonzales. The plaintiff \u2062alleges that Gonzales assaulted her on multiple occasions in \u20622017, using drugs to incapacitate her. Furthermore, she claims that Gonzales exploited his position and employed blackmail to force her into engaging in sexual acts against her will.<\/p>\n<p>Financial Incentives for Concealing Harassment:<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit claims that Disney&#8217;s management was motivated to conceal Gonzales&#8217;s harassment due\u2063 to the revenue he generated for the company. This financial incentive allegedly encouraged the company to turn \u200ba blind eye\u200c to his misconduct, discouraging women from coming forward with complaints. Management purportedly viewed Gonzales&#8217;s behavior \u2062as\u200c an unfortunate industry norm, fearing that his termination would harm the company financially.<\/p>\n<p>Retaliation and Demotion of the Plaintiff:<\/p>\n<p>In retaliation for her involvement in the case, the\u200b employee alleges that she was demoted by Disney. The company\u200d allegedly used rolling layoffs as an excuse to reassign the plaintiff to a different team with diminished \u2064responsibilities, despite \u2063her previous supervisory position. This demotion resulted in a significant reduction in her job scope and mirrored her responsibilities from a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>Legal Implications and Extended Statute of Limitations:<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit was filed under the California Sexual Abuse and Cover-Up Accountability\u2064 Act, which extends the statute of\u2064 limitations for lawsuits\u200c related to sexual assault. This act enables victims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-academy-of-pediatrics-sued-over-controversial-gender-affirming-care-guidance\/\" title=\"American Academy of Pediatrics faces lawsuit over disputed 'Gender-Affirming Care' guidance.\">seek legal recourse<\/a> for incidents\u200c that may have occurred several years ago. Despite the court holidays on December 31st and\u2064 January 1st, the court may proceed with the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>Disney Entities Involved and Claims Made:<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit also encompasses Disney entities,\u200d Searchlight and 20th Century. It\u200d outlines claims for sexual harassment, sexual assault and battery, negligence, and other allegations\u200d related to the purported cover-up.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064lawsuit \u2062against Disney raises significant concerns \u200dabout the company&#8217;s handling of \u200bsexual abuse allegations against a former executive. As the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pleads-not-guilty-to-new-charges-in-classified-documents-case\/\" title=\"Trump denies new charges in classified documents case.\">legal proceedings continue<\/a>, the outcome may have far-reaching implications for Disney and its reputation. It emphasizes the importance of accountability, transparency, and \u200dfostering a safe working \u200benvironment\u2063 free from harassment and abuse within the entertainment \u200cindustry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, is being sued by an employee for allegedly concealing a previous incident. The employee claims that Disney attempted to hide the incident. The lawsuit was filed on Thursday, January 4, 2024. (Photo: Sleeping Beauty Castle, Disneyland Park. 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