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Racquel Chevremont has filed a $10 million lawsuit towards her former fiancée, Mickalene Thomas, accusing the blended media artist of sexual harassment, theft, and extra.
5 years after their 2020 breakup, the 54-year-old Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis star has alleged in courtroom paperwork that Mickalene, 54, sexually harassed her, created a “hostile” and “abusive” work setting, and stole thousands and thousands of {dollars} from her as they continued to work collectively post-split.
In line with an August 18 report from The Unbiased, Racquel believes Mickalene dedicated “breach of contract, unjust enrichment, retaliation, and violations of state and native human rights legal guidelines,” and he or she desires her held accountable for “redress for years of exploitation, nonpayment[,] and illegal conduct.”
In a movement filed in New York State Supreme Court docket on August 8, Racquel claimed Mickalene “illegally diverted important funds and enterprise alternatives from her and Ms. Chevremont’s jointly-owned entity” to her firm, despite the fact that she was entitled to twenty % of the merchandise she contributed to.
“From 2012 to 2022, Ms. Chevremont, who can also be Ms. Thomas’ former fiancée, contributed immeasurably to Ms. Thomas’ inventive and industrial success, appearing as a strategic advisor, and liaison to galleries, collectors, and establishments,” her submitting acknowledged. “Regardless of these work-related contributions, Ms. Chevremont was paid improperly for greater than a decade, each as an worker and underneath a written settlement efficient January 1, 2021, in addition to for compensation previous to 2021 and for multimillion-dollar offers she negotiated on Ms. Thomas’ behalf.”
“Along with diverting funds and never correctly compensating Ms. Chevremont, Ms. Thomas additionally subjected Ms. Chevremont to a hostile and abusive work setting in addition to quid professional quo harassment,” the submitting continued.
Following their break up, the courtroom paperwork defined, Mickalene “repeatedly and improperly pressured Ms. Chevremont to renew their romantic relationship, and finally terminated Ms. Chevremont’s employment, in violation of New York State and New York Metropolis Human Rights Legal guidelines, when she made it clear that this could by no means occur.”
On account of her ex’s reported crimes, Racquel, who joined RHONY in 2024, desires a courtroom to award her “not lower than” $10 million, plus curiosity, attorneys’ charges, and courtroom prices.
Throughout their romance, which started in 2002, Racquel and Mickalene referred to themselves as “Deux Femmes Noires,” they usually prioritized the showcasing of Black and LGBT artists.
Mickalene’s work has been featured at The Museum of Trendy Artwork (MoMA), Washington, D.C.’s Nationwide Portrait, and in Jay-Z’s places of work, and one among her renderings, which featured Racquel, was offered for greater than $1.8 million.
Mickalene has underneath three weeks to reply.
