“Gary King, Nbcuniversal and Bravo, Among Other Entities, Are Being Sused by Two Former Below Deck: Sailing Yacht Crew Members for Sexual Battery, Gender Violence, A Hostile. Retaliation. Bryan Freedman and Mark Geragos, Attorneys for Samantha Suarez, A Hair and Makeup Artist, and Grey Duddleston, A Camera Operator, Filaled a Lawsuit On Tuesday in Los Angeles.”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
Bryan Freedman and Mark Geragos, Attorneys for Samantha Suarez, A Hair and Makeup Artist, and Grey Duddlestons, A Camera Operator, Filaled a Lawsuit on Tuesales in Los. Were Terminated and Put on A “Do Not Hire” List for Speaking Out About Their Acusations During Season Four of the Reality Show. The Suit, WHICH is the Latest Filting in a Self-Decklared “Reality Reckoning” from Freedman and Geragos, Also Names Mountain View Productions, 51 Minds Entertainment and Endemol Shine.
In the computer, surez claims she was working on Below Deck: sailing yacht Season Four in Sardinia in the Summer of 2022 WHEN She “WAS HELD HOSTAGE IN A HOTEL ROOM by Gary King, A Longtime Cast Member, Known Drunkard, and Serial Harasser.”
WHEN DELIVERING SNACKS AND WATER TO HIS ROOM ON JULY 3, 2022, Suarez Acused King of Refusion to Let Her Leave. “WHEN She TURNED TO LEAVE, HE LUNGED TOWARDS HER, USA ARMS TO GRAB HER BY UPper Body, and Restrained Her With His Tight Grip Her Body and Arms. Suarez Was Terrified and Instinctiely Screamed and Fough to Pry His Grip Loose SO COULD GET AWAY from HIM. Suarez Managed to Break Free, Ran Towards the Door and Started to Pull the Door Open Who King, Who Was Chassing Her, Got Both His Hands On The Door And Slam Her with Evil Dilated Eyes. Suarez Was Sure She Wuld Be Raped, “The Complaint States. She Claims A Phone Call from Another Crew Member Stopped King.
In the Suit, Suarez Said She Reported the Incident to 51 Minds, WHICH PRODUCES Below Deck: Sailing yachtand that king admitted to what he have Done. And he was allegedly given a Warning that he would be fired if a similear incident happned again.
“Unsurpringly, King Engaged in Further Misconduct,“ The Complaint States. “Duddleston, Suarez’s Ten-Boyfriend, Witnessed King Udtie The Bikini Tops of Two Female Cast Members Without Their Consent, Make Lewd Remarms to A Fema. Male camera operators. Duddlestons Reported TESE Incides, Per Standard Operation Procedure, Over The Crew Walkie-Talkie System. ”
The Suit Alleges That 51 Minds Oped An Investigation Into Duddleston for “InApproprate Use of the Walkie-Talkie System” Rather than Firing King. And WHEN COLLEAGES Asked Suarez Whatz Whata, She Told Them The Truth, Account to the Filing.
Suarez Claims 51 Minds Castigated Her “For Telling People She Had Been Assaulted” WHEN “51 Minds and NBC HAD NOT CLASSIFIED THE INCIDENT AS An assault and that. She and Duddlestone Were Later Fire from the Show and Put “On a ‘Do Not Hire’ List and Remain Virtual Unemployable In Their Field,” while “King Remains a Center. Season Five of Below Deck: Sailing yacht Aired ITS SEASON FINALE LAST MONTH.
Bravo Nor 51 Minds Entertainment Responed to The Hollywood Reporter‘s reQuest for comment. King ALSO COULDN’S BE REACHED FOR COMMENT.
Rolling Stone Previoously Reported On Suarez’s Allegations in August 2023, Accking Below Deck Of Covering Up King’s Sexual Misconduct.