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Michael
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Jessica
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Choi
(state
Bar
No. 312795)401
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Boulevard, Suite 1000Santa
Monlca,
California 90401T: 310 394
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mmorrison@akgllp.com
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for Plaintiff
BECKY
STEENHOEK
BECKY STEENHOEK, an individual,Plaintiff,
v.
WARNER
BROS. ENTERTAINMENT
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Delaware Corporation
doingbusiness
in
Califomia,
NZK
PRODUCTIONS,
lNC.,
a
California
Corporation,
ELAN GALE, an individual,PETER
SCALETTAR,
an indivklual,BENNETT GRAEBNER,
an
indivklual,
JACQUELINE
MZ
PEREZ, an individual,
CAITLIN STAPLETON,
an individual, and
DOES
1-100, inclusive,Defendants.SUPERIOR COURT OF
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Plaintiff
Becky
Steenhoek
('steenhoek"
or
"Plaintiff')
complains and
alleges
oninformation
and
belief the following against Defendants
Warner
Bros.
Entertainment
lnc.,
NZK
Produc'tions, lnc.
("NZK'),
Elan
Gale,
Peter Scalettar, Bennett Graebner,
Jacqueline
Naz Perez,
Caitlin
Stapleton, and
Does
1-'100
(collectively, "Defendants"):
INTRODUCTPN
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This
is
a
sexual
harassrnent, discrimination,
rctaliation,
and
wrongful
terminadon
action
brought on
behalf
of Plaintiff Becky Steenhoek
("Plaintiff'
or
'sEenhoeld'),
who
worked
on the
produclion
and filming of
'The
Bachelofl television
series as
well as "Bachelo/'
related spin-ofrs and specials,
induding "The Bachelorette,"'Bachelor
in Paradise," and "Jade
&
Tanner's Wedding'; (collectively,
"The Bachelo/
Series').
Plaintiff
worked for
NZK Productions, lnc.
and
Wamer
Bros.
Entertainment
lnc.(collectively,
'Corporate
Defendants")
on'The
Bachelo/'
Series
ftom
October
2014
until
April
2016,
when
she
was
wrongfully terminated for
complaining
abor.rt
the
hostile work
environment
that
Defendants created by pervasive and
persistent
sexual
inquiries
andlanguage
directed at
her
by
the show's
Executi\re Producers and Cast
Producers.
Despite
Sleenhoek's
making clear
that
she
was
not
interested
in
discussing
her
sexuallife
with
her
supervisors
and co-workers,
lhe
Executive
and
Cast Producers
of the
shoitr,
including Elan
Gale,
Peter Scalettar, Bennett Graebner,
Jacqueline
Naz
Perez, andCaillin Stapleton
(collectively,
'lndividual
Defendants'),
asked Steenhook
questions
on
a
daily
basis such as:
.
"How
often do
you
masturbate?"
.
"Do
you own
sex
toyddildos?"
.
"Have
you
ever
had anal sex?"
.
"Do you
enjoy
giving hand
jobs?"
.
"ls your vagina
shaved?
Do
you
have a landing
strip?"
.
"Has
a man ever got
your
'taco' [euphemism
for
vagina]
talking?"