A lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court docket alleges that veteran producer Paul Oakenfold repeatedly masturbated in entrance of his former private assistant.
The case, introduced by a now 24-year-old plaintiff the lawsuit calls Jane Roe, says she was introduced on as a private assistant to Oakenfold in October 2022. She was employed by Oakenfold’s administration firms, the Los Angeles-based New Frequency Mgmt and Paul Stepanek Administration, who the go well with additionally names as defendants. Roe labored with Oakenfold in his house and reported on to the Grammy-nominated dance music producer.
The go well with alleges that Oakenfold masturbated in entrance of the plaintiff on 4 separate events (every on completely different dates) throughout her employment, together with throughout her first day on the job. The go well with additionally alleges that on one in every of these events, Oakenfold started masturbating whereas the plaintiff was driving him house from the put up workplace in her automobile.
When the plaintiff alerted Stepanek of the incidents, he made statements about insurance coverage insurance policies he’d taken out to create protections in opposition to being sued on account of Oakenfold’s conduct, the go well with continues, stating that “Defendants beforehand had a number of different assistants assigned to Oakenfold, and there was excessive turnover, probably due to the rampant sexual harassment.”
Jane Roe was then requested to signal a nondisclosure settlement after reporting the incidents the go well with additionally alleges, and when she wouldn’t signal was positioned on pressured depart. She finally did signal a nondisclosure settlement “beneath duress,” the go well with states, though her hours have been reduce when she returned to the job. She was terminated from the place in late March. She is in search of not less than $25,000 in damages.
On Monday (June 5), Oakenfold launched an announcement on the go well with, writing that “I wish to deal with current allegations of sexual harassment made in opposition to me. Let me be completely clear: I categorically deny any and all claims of improper conduct. Respect, integrity, and consent are values I maintain pricey, and I’ve at all times handled everybody with utmost professionalism. It’s disheartening to see these baseless accusations, which seem like nothing greater than a calculated try and tarnish my fame and extort cash. I’m dedicated to completely cooperating with any investigations to clear my title and can exhaust all authorized treatments out there, together with the choice to countersue, to guard my fame and search justice. Thanks in your unwavering assist and understanding throughout this difficult time.”
Oakenfold has been a dance world determine since pioneering the trance style within the late ’80s and early ’90s. He’s performed official remixes for musical royalty together with Madonna, U2 and The Rolling Stones and has obtained three Grammy nominations.
