On Tuesday, an unnamed current Disney employee filed a lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company and its former-Vice President of Distribution Nolan Gonzales, along with other divisions associated with the House of Mouse. The plaintiff is asking for damages for Gonzales’ alleged sexual harassment and sexual assault, along with negligence from Disney for its ex-employee regarding Gonzales (in addition to other claims). The suit claims that numerous people in management were aware of misconduct and helped cover up the former VP’s actions.
The lawsuit, which is going through the the Los Angeles, California Superior Court, has “Jane Doe” detailing a series of incidents that occurred between her hiring as an executive assistant at Fox under Nolan Gonzales. This was years before the 2019 Disney/Fox merger until she went on a medical leave in December 2022 before being placed on another team in April 2023 in the midst of Disney’s “bloodbath” of layoffs, at the time made under CEO Bob Iger’s direction following his late 2022 return. In the suit (acquired by Deadline), the following was claimed:
