Marc Jacobs Resolves Sexual Discrimination Lawsuit
Marc Jacobs International is leaving the drama behind for 2012.
The label has "resolved" its legal turmoil with former chief financial officer and chief operating officer Patrice Lataillade, who had filed suit against president Robert Duffy and parent company LVMH back in March, the Huffington Post reports.
Lataillade's original filing charged Duffy with creating a "discriminatory environment [that was] offensive to him" and firing him in retaliation when he objected to the "sexually charged workplace."
Marc Jacobs International, which was also named in the suit, responded with a counterclaim alleging that Lataillade was terminated for exaggerating the company's financial figures in order to award himself a cushier bonus.
Lataillade then filed subsequent complaints asking for a response from Duffy himself.
Despite those high-drama antics (not to mention allegations of pole-dancing employees), the matter has been quietly "resolved to the satisfaction of both parties," a spokesman for Marc Jacobs and LVMH says.
Meanwhile, Marc Jacobs explains why he won't be heading to Dior.
