Archie Comics CEO, Nancy Silberkleit, accused of harassing male employees
Is yelling “Penis! Penis! Penis!” during a business meeting acceptable practice at Archie Comics?
Co-CEO of the long time comic book publisher, Nancy Silberkleit, is being accused of using such language. Silberkleit took over as co-CEO of Archies in 2008 upon her husband’s passing.
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According to a NY Daily News report, Nancy Silberkleit’s lawyer says a gender discrimination lawsuit filed against her earlier this year by a group of Archie Comics employees should be tossed in part because white guys aren’t members of “a protected class.”
The plaintiffs in the harassment suit include Archie president Mike Pellerito and editor-in-chief Victor Gorelick.
Silberkleit and her attorney, Thomas Brown, call the allegations cruel and mean, absurd and inaccurate.
She does have a history of untoward behavior at the company, according to the report. Co-CEO, Jonathan Goldwater, filed suit seeking her ouster her in 2011, charging she was unstable and threatening to run the company into the ground.
She has also been accused of stalking and intimidating employees, including inviting the Hell’s Angels to the corporate office.
Oh c’mon now, let’s not be silly. Leave the poor c**t alone!