A former TMZ production assistant and on-air contributor filed a complaint of discrimination and retaliation with the federal government opposing Harvey Levin and Warner Bros. Entertainment, which can lead to a lawsuit.
“SP. Zilio, along with her female companions, disparaged and mistreated, subject to other and stricter standards, excluded from advertising and social interactions involving only male workers, rejected opportunities for advancement, and retaliated when they resisted sexist and misogistic channels,” Claims Bernadette Zilio’s action to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the California Department of Housing and Fair Employment (LISEZ-LE-ICI).
Zilio, worker at Levin’s EHM Productions from 2015 to February 28 this year.
In the complaint, Zilio and his Wigdor LLP and Girard Bengall, APC’s lawyers detail the culture at the celebrity gossip shop and sister site TooFab, where Zilio is an associate producer, such as a “boys’ club,” “100% a sibling festival” and “[f] fraternity house.” And, they say, when Zilio tried to do something through the company’s channels about how she and other women were treated, she punished her, made a slide, and threatened.
Literally noticed in TMZ until his last days, Zilio was expelled in late February after refusing to signal a separation agreement.
This type of walk came a few days after the alleged investigation through WB’s labor relations experts into his accusations within the Levin-led organization was suddenly completed. The conclusion of the discussion of Zilio’s moment in less than so many years with HR representatives. Hh. WB’s uhe situations at EHM also on the day he had another meeting with TooFab’s editor-in-chief. On February 28, Shayam Dodge accused Zilio of “plagiarism and misunderstanding” in one of his articles, the official catalyst for his dismissal that same day.
With the WB owned by AT-T, which owned and distributed THE programming and content of EHM, Levin, EHM itself, Dodge and TooFab’s lead producer, Ross McDonagh, are cited as surveyed in the action, an action that acquired an entirely new tone once. Zilio fired. Seems.
“In response, on 29 July 2020, respondents, through their lawyers, risked suing Ms. Zilio for “substantial liability” if she publicly shared the main points of her claims. The respondents’ risk constitutes additional retaliation because of this risk obviously intended to intimidate Ms. Zilio and dissuade her from engaging in activities.”
In response, EHM says Zilio will now rewrite the story.
“As Ms. Zilio and her lawyer know very well, TooFab.com has separated from Ms. Zilio due to documented incidents of plagiarism and mis reports,” a spokesman for production company TMZ and TooFab told Deadline on Tuesday. “These incidents were resolved at the time and Ms. Zilio made her mistakes. This is a blatant attempt to use negative exposure and misrepresentation to force TooFab and TMZ to pay for a financial settlement. We will vigorously protect ourselves from any attempt to distort what is a legal and justified employment decision. »
Whether or not this ends before sentencing, it will have the EEOC and the DFEH. The latter, at least, is sometimes capable of granting the wishes of the complainant, it should be noted.
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