Apple sued for failing to stop sexual harassment on film set

A woman is suing Apple for failing to protect her from sexual harassment, claiming the companies fostered a workplace environment where sexual misconduct was allowed against female workers. — REUTERS/File Photo

Apple Inc. was sued by a woman who claims the company failed to protect her from sexual harassment while she was employed in a Covid support role on the set of the Will Smith thriller "Emancipation.”

Alicia Kelly also sued production companies Lionsgate Entertainment Inc. and Jerry Bruckheimer Inc., as well as her direct employers, claiming the companies fostered a workplace environment where sexual harassment, sexual intimidation and sexual battery were allowed against female workers.