New details of the Riot Games investigation of sexual harassment have become known – the CEO of the company, Nicolo Laurent, could have been slandered. His secretary, Sharon O’Donnell (also called “Shari”), who filed a lawsuit against the employer, probably blackmailed witnesses, and also had experience of litigation of a similar nature. Publicly available documents posted by Riot Games Executive Producer Greg Ghostcrawler Street.
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The girl filed a lawsuit against the former boss in January 2023. She then stated that Laurent had repeatedly yelled at her, allowed himself to make sexist statements, and also made sexual comments about her and fired her because O’Donnell refused to work from his home.
“Serious – and totally false – charges have been brought against me. Many have asked for more information, but the best I can do at the moment is to advise you to read these documents. “
According to the investigation, O’Donnell contacted at least two other Nicolo Laurent’s employees in an attempt to persuade them to corroborate her claims of harassment by her superior. Probably, we are talking about the housekeepers of the CEO of Riot Games, since the documents indicate that the witnesses and the secretary usually met at the defendant’s home.
“I think Shari wants to get evidence in her favor. She said that she wanted money from Laurent, and also promised to share with me the awarded amount if I falsely testify. She also said that I can also sue him and get money. “
In dialogues with the first witness, O’Donnell insisted on the need to “unite against Laurent.” In her opinion, everyone could gain at least half a million dollars for a class action lawsuit.
Despite the fact that both witnesses did not want to give false testimony, O’Donnell, judging by the materials of the investigation, continued to demand this from them. The documents say that one of the witnesses fears for his personal information. While working for Nicolo Laurent, Shari assisted the alleged housekeeper with paperwork. The witness is concerned that O’Donnell has a lot of her personal data.
The alleged housekeeper also said that calls began to arrive on her personal phone from a woman who introduced herself as “Shari’s assistant lawyer,” but did not want to give her name.
“The first time a woman, who introduced herself as Shari’s assistant lawyer, called from a hidden number about two weeks ago. When asked what her name was, she replied that it did not matter, like the name of the lawyer. She said we need to talk about Shari’s lawsuit. I immediately suspected that something was wrong and noted that I was not obliged to talk to her, because I knew my rights. She hung up that time. It is unlikely that it was Shari herself, since the caller did not have an Irish accent. “
Telephone conversations, during which they first tried to persuade her, and then began to rudely demand to testify against Laurent and insult, were repeated at least three times. They also stated that O’Donnell had made a personal meeting with the witness.
“A few days later there was a second call from a hidden number. When I answered, the same female voice asked, “This [имя свидетеля]? “. I replied that yes, and she said that Shari wanted to talk to me about the case, and that she would give me the address of the place where Shari wants to meet me. I said that I would not go anywhere.
Then she said that if I cooperated with Shari and her lawyer, I could get money from the Lawrences. I replied that I do not have such a thirst for money as Shari. In response, she called me a bitch, said that the Lawrence family should go to hell, and repeated the information about the need to meet with Shari. I refused. “
The third call was aggressive. Moreover, the witness was called by a man who called the girl “beggar” and accused her of unwillingness to receive money.
“On the third of March a man called me and said:” This is *** [имя свидетеля]? “- his voice sounded aggressive and threatening. I think he wanted to intimidate me. I asked who is calling, and he replied:” Bitch, this is *** [имя свидетеля]? “. I replied that yes, and then he replied that I must team up with Shari so that“ the court shit is over. “He stated that this is a” win-win “situation and he will not repeat it twice. that I am not going to cooperate with Shari and sue Laurent. He said: “Bitch, you have no money, you are *** a beggar.” I replied that it does not matter, I will not work with Shari or anyone else , I will not help them slander Mr. Laurent. I have never sued anyone and will not do it because of a lie. The network went down and the call was interrupted, but the man called back, calling me a bitch again. He said he knew where I live. I promised to go to the police if he doesn’t stop threatening. “
The testimony that O’Donnell gave against Laurent, according to the Riot Games investigation, was false. For example, the secretary claimed that her boss asked her to schedule her schedule so that she was less likely to see her wife. According to corporate correspondence and the final schedule of the CEO of Riot Games, he had a designated “do not disturb” time that he spent with his family. The schedule of the head of the studio was designed so that he always had time for his wife and children.
O’Donnell’s words that Laurent often took her with him on business trips also turned out to be a lie. According to Riot Games’ records, the secretary accompanied the CEO on only three of the 50 trips, while they took different flights and lived in different locations to their destination.
Further evidence of Sharon O’Donnell’s fraudulent activities is the fact that the secretary was once involved in a libel case. Then she filed a lawsuit against unnamed film producers, because, according to her, they did not pay her off for organizing their meeting with actor Mel Gibson.
Then the defendants said that O’Donnell was lying and filed a counterclaim. In that case, it was alleged that a former employee of Riot Games tried to threaten producers with “mass mailing” letters with information about their alleged refusal to pay for the deal. The letters could have been sent to the Chinese government, the China Film Group and Mel Gibson himself.
The investigation, according to the documents provided by Ghostcrawler, showed that O’Donnell defrauded Riot Games during the hiring process. She lied on her resume, claiming to be an experienced employee and personal assistant to Oracle founder Larry Elysson.
Because of this, Riot Games made concessions and waited for several months until a valuable, according to the company, employee draws up the documents for residence in the country – when accepting O’Donnell lied that they were already ready. During a resume check, Riot Games’ HR department called the numbers O’Donnell had left, and her friends probably confirmed that the secretary actually worked there.
The Riot Games investigation also said that O’Donnell considers the atmosphere in the company to be “masculine.” At the same time, it became known earlier that people of different sex and nationality complained about her aggression during work and lack of competence in some issues.
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Nicolo Laurent and Sharon O’Donnell
