Steven Seagal's Accuser Drops Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Posted on Jul 14, 2010 @ 02:15PM - 6 comments
Steven Seagal’s former executive assistant, Kayden Nguyen, has officially dropped her sexual harassment lawsuit against the actor, RadarOnline.com learned on Wednesday.
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Posted on May 11, 2010 @ 06:15AM - Add a comment
Action star Steven Seagal’s new wife Elle worked as his assistant for five years before the couple got married, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Ironically, Seagal, 58, who has six other children by three different women, is currently involved in a messy $1 million sexual harassment lawsuit brought by another former assistant Kayden Nguyen.
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EXCLUSIVE: Steven Seagal's Accuser's Confidentiality Agreement Revealed
Posted on Apr 29, 2010 @ 04:10PM - 2 comments
Steven Seagal's powerhouse attorney, Martin Singer, has filed a document in court that he thinks will once and for all prove the lawsuit against Steven Segal should be settled in arbitration, RadarOnline.com has confirmed.
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Singer officially filed the confidentiality agreement Kayden Nguyen signed when she was hired by the action star.
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Nguyen, 23, is claiming that Seagal, 59, l sexually harassed her and used her as “his sex toy.”
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Singer, who has represented Bruce Willis and Jim Carrey, filed the agreement that states if there was going to be any legal issue it “shall be resolved by mandatory binding confidential arbitration to the greatest extent permitted by law."
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The document shows that Kayden and Seagal initialed each page of the agreement, as well as formally signing the last page of the document.
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Singer successfully had the proceedings brought to a halt last week and a motion will be heard at the end of May at which time it will be determined if the case will be sent to arbitration.
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Kayden's lawyer, William Waldo, fired off a letter to Singer that reads "please tell Steven Seagal two things. First, the cheap shot threats that might have intimidated other victims and their lawyers don't phase me. Save your ink. Second, Ms. Nguyen's claims are not going away. Five other victims called me yesterday."
COURT DOCUMENTS: Steven Seagal’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Singer fired off a legal salvo to Kayden's attorney and said, "It has become abundantly clear that your strategy is to try this case in the media instead of on its merits," and then goes on to warn Kayden's attorney that if he doesn't dismiss the lawsuit and go to arbitration, per the confidentiality agreement, "we will immediately file a motion to compel arbitration and will seek attorney's fees, costs, and sanctions against your client and your firm in addition to the $50,000 in liquidated damages already due pursuant to the terms of the confidentiality agreement."
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Steven Seagal's Son: I Don’t Talk To My Dad
Posted on Apr 26, 2010 @ 10:00AM - Add a comment
In the midst of Steven Seagal’s legal woes, his son doesn’t seem to be offering much support for the troubled action star, RadarOnline.com can report.
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People may not recognize the name of Steven’s eldest son Kentaro, and he prefers it that way. But one thing’s for sure—he takes after his father in looks and love for the martial arts, as RadarOnline.com caught up with the Aikido master at his Torrance studio, where he has a photo of his famous father on the window of the dojo.
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It became very clear that father and son don’t communicate anymore. “I don't talk to him right now,” Kentaro told RadarOnline.com.
And apparently his father hasn’t reached out to him either. Kentaro says he didn’t know about the sexual harassment lawsuit filed against his famous father.
“I don't know, I don't watch TV, I just read newspapers,” he said.
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As RadarOnline.com reported, on April 12, Steven’s former executive/personal assistant, 23-year-old Kayden Nguyen, filed a lawsuit claiming sexual harassment, illegal trafficking of females for sex, failure to prevent sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination and false representation about employment.
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Steven is fighting back and as exclusively reported by RadarOnline.com, filed a motion April 16 to stay Nguyen’s lawsuit and have it moved to arbitration.
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“I don’t know anything about it,” revealed Kentaro, who’s also a model and an actor. “I'm not doing anything at all. I'm not not supporting him or supporting him, you know… he's just my father and that's all it is.”
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Kentaro’s mother Miyako Fujitani married Steven Seagal in 1975; it was his first marriage. Also an Aikido master and instructor and dojo owner in Japan, Miyako and Steven met in California and moved to Japan where they lived with her parents who owned an Aikido school and where Steven was a chief instructor.
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“I don't even know him,” said Kentaro, who according to his website learned Aikido from Miyako and Steven starting at the age of 2. “I was like 5 years old or 8 years old, I don't know anything about it."
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“I don't talk about him anymore,” Kentaro candidly revealed.
And don’t look for a father-son reconciliation anytime soon.
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“I don't want to have a relationship, actually, you know. I don't know him. You know, he's a father and that's it. I mean, I do my thing and he does his.”
Seagal has six children from three relationships. With Fujitani, he also has a daughter, writer and actress, Ayako Fujitani.
EXCLUSIVE: Steven Seagal Lawsuit On Hold
Posted on Apr 23, 2010 @ 04:50PM - 5 comments
The lawsuit by a former employee against Steven Seagal is on hold, after the star’s lawyer went into court Thursday with a motion to compel arbitration, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
COURT DOCUMENT: See The Court Order
Top LA lawyer Marty Singer won an order to stay the lawsuit until a motion to move the entire matter to arbitration can be heard.
That motion is now scheduled for May 27. In addition, Seagal’s side agreed to stay their arbitration against Nguyen pending the hearing.
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Seagal is being sued by Kayden Nguyen who alleges he sexually harassed her and that he is involved in sexual trafficking of females.
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Singer has contended all along that the action belongs in arbitration not Los Angele Superior court and on Thursday he went to court with an ex parte application to freeze the lawsuit until a hearing to determine if the entire action should be removed into arbitration. Singer won that motion.
Bill Waldo is representing Nguyen.
EXCLUSIVE: Steven Seagal Taking Legal Action Against Accuser
Posted on Apr 19, 2010 @ 03:43PM - 3 comments
Steven Seagal is taking legal action against the woman who sued him for sexual harassment and sexual trafficking, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Kayden Nguyen, a 23-year-old former model, sued her former employer Seagal April 12 on six counts, with some shocking allegations.
COURT DOCUMENTS: The Lawsuit Against Seagal
Now, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively from sources that Seagal is fighting back and will file an arbitration claim for breach of confidentiality agreement against Nguyen.
Seagal filed a motion April 16 to stay Nguyen’s lawsuit and have it moved to arbitration.
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The agreement that Nguyen signed with Seagal stipulates that disputes will be settled in arbitration, sources tell RadarOnline.com.
In addition, RadarOnline.com has also learned that Seagal will be seeking attorney’s fees against Nguyen and her lawyer Bill Waldo.
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Nguyen’s lawsuit started a bitter war of words between the opposing camps, with Seagal’s attorney Marty Singer claiming the employee was let go for illegal activity.
Waldo denies that accusation and claims he has affidavits from other former employees supporting his client.
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Now with Seagal fighting back with a counter action and request for attorney’s fees, the battle is getting more heated and the actor is making it clear he will not allow the disturbing allegations to go unchallenged.
Nguyen claims in court papers that Seagal treated her as his “sex toy” and described other sexual debauchery that allegedly took place at Seagal’s direction.
EXCLUSIVE: More Of Steven Seagal's Alleged Victims Set To Come Forward, Says Lawyer
Posted on Apr 15, 2010 @ 11:50AM - 8 comments
Kayden Nguyen, the woman who filed the sexual trafficking and sexual harassment suit against Steven Seagal earlier this week isn't the only alleged victim coming forward, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Nguyen’s attorney has sworn declarations from other Seagal employees – declarations that will be damaging to the actor, he tells RadarOnline.com.
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Steven Seagal's Show Suspends Filming
Posted on Apr 14, 2010 @ 03:35PM - 9 comments
Following accusations of sexual harassment and sex trafficking leveled against Steven Seagal by his former employee, Kayden Nguyen, filming of his hit A & E reality TV show Steven Seagal: Lawman, has been suspended, RadarOnline.com has learned.
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In addition, during a press conference held Wednesday, Jefferson Parish Sheriff, Newell Normand, invited Nguyen to contact the department and file a complaint against Seagal, so he can launch a criminal investigation into the matter.
DOCUMENTS: Steven Seagal Court Documents
"I will treat Mr. Seagal no differently than any other employee of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office,” Normand said. “I'm not moved one iota by virtue of his being a movie star or the fact that the national media has an interest in this case.”
In a shocking civil suit filed Monday at Los Angeles state Superior Court, Nguyen, 23, accused Seagal, 59, of sexual harassment, failure to prevent sexual harassment, illegal trafficking of females for sex, retaliation, wrongful termination and false representation about employment.
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Nguyen claims Seagal hired her under the pretense of her working as an executive assistant, but that in reality she was coerced to work as an “attendant” and that she was expected to provide “sex on call to him 24 hours a day, seven days a week”.
Nguyen says that within days of being employed she bolted after allegedly being physically and sexually assaulted. She claims on her first day Seagal put “his hand under her shirt” and attempted “to fondle her bare breasts.”
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Nguyen is suing for damages in excess of $1 million. She’s also calling for a jury trial.
During the press conference Normand also said that he had spoken to show executives at A & E to cancel filming. "I informed A&E and ITTV that I did not believe at the present time in light of all of this interest and in light of the filing of this particular lawsuit and in light of the disruptive behavior that may end up existing...that I did not think it would be in our best interest to continue filming at the present time," Normand said.
Seagal’s show is about his work as a reserve deputy within the Sheriff’s office.
Meanwhile, Seagal’s powerhouse attorney, Marty Singer, has dismissed Nguyen’s claims, labeling her “a disgruntled employee”.
