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CASE CAPTION: Loretta Jody Miller v. Tom Sizemore; Universal Studios; Universal Network T.V.; Bare Knuckles Production; CBS Entertainment; CBS Drama Development; and Forward Pass Production, L.A. Superior Court # BC323417.
CAUSES OF ACTION: Harassment, discrimination and retaliation in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act; retaliation in violation of public policy; wrongful termination in violation of public policy; negligence and negligent supervision; and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
COMPLAINT ALLEGATIONS: Defendant Sizemore stars in the TV series “Robbery Homicide Division.” He has engaged in egregious acts of sexual harassment against the plaintiff and other females. This has included engaging in sexual conduct with prostitutes in his trailer while forcing the plaintiff to do her job in the same area, making offensive statements in her presence, grabbing his genital area, masturbating in the plaintiff's presence, grabbing the plaintiff's buttocks and dropping his pants and pushing his penis into the plaintiff's face. The other defendants refused to stop Sizemore and told the plaintiff to ignore him. In retaliation for the plaintiff's opposition to his conduct, Sizemore told her that she was fired from her job. (The suit doesn't say what the job was.)
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