The president of fashion house Marc Jacobs is being sued by its former chief operating officer. Patrice Lataillade claims that company president Robert Duffy made staff watch gay porn, demanded an employee pole dance and treated the business as his own private bank account.
A suit filed in a Manhattan court last week claims that there was a "discriminatory environment" at Marc Jacobs International, according to Pink News.
Marc Jacobs is part of the LVHM luxury group.
Mr Lataillade, who is straight, says he was fired last September after complaining about the "sexually charged" atmosphere at the company.
The designer, Mr Jacobs, was not named in the suit. Mr Lataillade has worked for the company for 14 years. The company is standing by Mr Duffy and says the claims in the suit are false.
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