Kenny Lofton, a former Main League Baseball All-Star, is accused of allegedly exposing a feminine worker to express footage of his physique that he despatched to girls on Instagram, in response to a lawsuit filed Monday by a former worker at an funding agency Lofton co-owns.
Brandyn Toney, who labored as chief inventive officer for Centerblock Asset, says he was fired in June and that the corporate refused to pay his $85,000 wage after he reported an incident the place a feminine worker mentioned she was uncovered to photographs of Lofton’s penis.
Toney mentioned in February a feminine subordinate allegedly reported to the corporate’s lawyer that she noticed the photographs that Lofton despatched in non-public messages to varied girls on Instagram, in response to the lawsuit filed by Toney in Los Angeles County Superior Court docket.
The feminine worker monitored Lofton’s Instagram as a part of her work, and Toney realized concerning the scenario in June, in response to the lawsuit. He notified the identical firm lawyer about Lofton allegedly exposing an worker to sexually inappropriate conduct, and Toney was fired two hours after he despatched the e-mail, the grievance mentioned.
In his lawsuit towards Lofton and the corporate, Toney mentioned he labored grueling hours for Centerblock and Proxime, that are joint employers. He additionally took the job for Lofton, whom he idolized as an athlete and “represented a constructive black-male role-model,” one thing that Toney valued whereas rising up with no father, in response to his grievance.
Lofton, 55, a six-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove Award winner, spent the vast majority of his 17-year profession in Cleveland and one season with the Dodgers.
Whereas employed at Centerblock, Toney oversaw the technique and execution of all inventive targets on the firm, in response to his attorneys. Towards the tip of his time at Centerblock, he additionally oversaw the social media technique for the businesses, the grievance mentioned.
Lofton joined the world of NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, when he co-founded Centerblock in 2021. NFTs work like bitcoin and different cryptocurrencies, however are supposed to be distinctive and permit a purchaser to say sole possession of the digital merchandise.
Toney named Lofton, Centerblock and its senior officers in his lawsuit, the place he claims retaliation, failure to stop harassment, breach of contract and different expenses.
Centerblock didn't instantly reply to requests for remark.
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