Just when you thought a day could not pass without a post on American Apparel, the best worst company in America, we get this alarming tidbit courtesy the New York Post: one of the sexual harassment cases against chronic masturbating abusive perv-with-a-heart-of-gold-lame-leggings American Apparel founder/CEO Dov Charney is going to trial. Tomorrow! Former sales manager and aggressive in-line skater Mary Nelson accuses Dov of attending a sales meeting wearing nothing but a "cock sock." Do you go to work for Dov Charney expecting him to wear clothes to meetings? Nevermind, that! The news here is that Dov Charney is so morally certain he is entitled to run his company however like a corporate embodiment of a Vice Magazine coffee table book he wants that he is eschewing the easy way out to take his case before a jury. Knowing a little bit about the case from when it was filed in 2005 — briefly, considering it's American Apparel we're talking about here, the plaintiff's story isn't that salacious — I thought I'd check back in on its progress since...
And holy itshay is it long! Just downloading the documents would probably cost ten grand. Think of the billable hours! And think of the money Dov could've saved just slipping this chick the $200K or whatever she wanted in the first place. But it isn't about the money, with American Apparel; it never was. It's about DEMOCRACY.
Check this space for our final tally on the cost of downloading the American Apparel sexual harrassment case. In fact, if you've got some free time to spare, do it yourself at the court website.
My calculator isn't strong enough for all those numbers.
UPDATE: SORRY ARGH MISTAKES WERE MADE REBOOT REBOOT.
Dirty Clothes "Suit" [NY Post]









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Sofa King Gross. It really burns me that women have to put up with this to make a living and support themselves.
Vomitacious!
In his defense, it was Casual Friday.
I enjoy that that nude suit is rubbish.
Filthy McNasty.
We might need some more details on the "cock sock," I'm afraid. One presumes it was a sweatshop-free cotton/acrylic blend.
The look on that girl's face is priceless.
"abusive-perv-with-a-heart-of-gold-lame-leggings" ha!
And aggressive in-line skater? Is that a metaphor for something, or is she just a really agressive in-line skater? Like roller derby style?
sadly, my friends working at AmApp will now be back to their old ways of making money..trickin in judy garland parks. thanks, dov.
I love the statements by Charney's council: "We are glad this frivolous case will be soon behind us."
Right, because sexual harassment in the workplace is the textbook definition of frivolous.
Whenever I think of cock socks, I think of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
First arse trinket and now cock sock. I can see that this will be a banner day for my vocabulary!
What the fuck is up with this thing taking up a crapload of screen space on the front page, and in all caps to boot?
What. The. Fuck...?
Yeah, seriously. This doesn't make any sense. It looks like a cheap Legal DOS attack.
I have just managed a satisfying hour in my office doing nothing but this.
Are these all documents associated with the case? That Dov the Perv is going to lose?
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
AH jezebel AAAAAAAAH
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
@funnyface: Seriously. Unnecessary.
oooh, can we do my bosses next?
Why has this guy been given a pass for so long? Where are the protesters? The calls for boycott of American Apparel? Ever since I heard about this asshole's shenanigans I have never even thought about buying anything from AA. But the hipster elite have not only made this guy a gazillionaire, they've made him into some kind of counter-culture hero. I don't get it. He's a sleazy, harasser. He abuses women. Who cares if his ads are cool?
Wait, what are we supposed to be looking at? I've got an enormous column of capitalized legalese on my screen.
Look at that girl's face. It speaks both "Ew," and, "I hope my mom doesn't see this."
what in good god......
I'm starting to feel glad that my microscopic attention span is keeping me from wading through the illustrious Mr. Charney's alleged offenses. What little I know of him makes my skin crawl.
@topsy: I say it's just a matter of time. Someone, somewhere will bring this douche down, and hard.
for a second i thought my computer was hacked.
Jez, can you take all the capitalized legalese down? It's giving me an aggressive headache.
American Apparel is about DEMOCRACY? Well fuck me. All this time I just assumed it was about the desire to screw your 8 year old daughters in the bum....That tricky sneaky billboard that was up in echo park for all those months....damn you dov! damn you!
@Kataroo_Kangaroo: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
And all the other members of the Nativity scene...
There are def some technical difficulties happening with this post.
Thank you!
@SharonTaint: @bowlingfordollars: @hooplehead: @dirtybee: @Namennayo: AAAAAAAAAAAH sorry guys. It takes a lot to stress me out. I could explain to you guys how that happened, but it generally comes down to me being a colossal tard.
@topsy: Because it's American Apparel. If it was Islamic Apparel, he'd have been in Gitmo before his clothes hit the floor...
@Jezebelmoe: No prob... it was actually kinda cool...and scary!!!
@topsy: Agreed. If we were all in agreement of boycotting that crapy band that the ANTM-beater played keyboard in, I think we can all agree to never shop at AA again, no matter how comfy their mis-sized underpants may be.
For a second I got really scared and thought that maybe everyone had read all that legalese and was snarking on it. I felt kind of retarded for not wanting to go through it and find the jokes.
Phew.
Saying that my teenage job working at McDonald's scarred me is overstating it. But jeebus, Moe, can't you find another way to work out regret? LJ posts from co-worker flings and now vicarous harassment trials? Did you ever actually meet Charney?
And not to get all 'just turn it off' but you went into an American Apparel store. And, then you applied. Or is there some secret way you can sneak in the back and apply without knowing what it is like?
I still buy their shirts. And I really hope he wins this trial. Not because I think he deserves praise or might be something other than a self-inflated asswipe, but because I really want to see what you are going to say.
can i just say i do like and own some of their track t-shirts? and no i don't work for AA.
Is that really him in the picture?
Because there's an AA store right outside my office. I feel like I could just make a bunch of these pictures and pass them out to people who walk by.
@Jezebelmoe: You don't have to apologize to me. :) I didn't partake in the Link of Death. Maybe I will after it gets cleared up.
Do not like. Can't you at least give a warning and a link?
@Jezebelmoe: Moe, have a drink. I'll join you.
@tunamelt: Your avatar! Nom nom.
@ninety_nine: Um, you don't think what he did was sexual harassment? Because I believe that's what the case is about. No one should have to sit in a meeting with their boss only wearing a "cock sock." No matter if you work for an assy hipster corporation that admittedly makes some awesome shirts and leggings. That's just not okay.
@topsy: Why has this guy been given a pass for so long? Where are the protesters? "
Exactly.
I guess when/if employees complained...
Wait, what happened to that reporter (I think it was actually in the NY Times?!) that he jerked off in front of?
God damn it...this asshole respects labor rights, so to compensate he gets to treat women like shit.
Same with PETA!
God damn...I guess women are always fair game...those whores with their vaginas and breasts...
@braak: haha, the factory is across the street from my job. i would love to park a billboard truck outside of it for a week.
@ninety_nine: Did your manager at McDonald's wear a cock sock when he met with you back in the burger freezer? Because I think the hatred towards Mr. Charney has to do with his sexual harrassment of young people who work for him, his pervy advertisements, and ludicrous clothing and not with Moe's regret (which I seriously doubt she even has) over not having the honor of working for Mr. Charney.
Just so you know that is not an actual photo of Dov, it is two AA employee's dressed up for Halloween.
@ninety_nine: Seriously? Because you've got some screwed priorities if you'd rather see the wrong thing happen just so it can serve as the catalyst in satisfying your curiosity regarding a Jezebel contributor.
The guy sexually harasses and exploits his employees, and many of them are obviously too young, naive, ignorant, or psychologically unwell to understand this fact. Why take pride in supporting him?