A former NFL<\/strong><\/a> star has accused the CEO of a New York-based metaverse firm of sexually harassing him and one other Black worker, claiming she used racial slurs, subjected him to weird come-ons and made lewd references to his intercourse life, two recently-filed lawsuits declare.<\/p>\n Teyo Johnson<\/strong> \u2013 a former tight finish for the Oakland Raiders \u2013 says Everyrealm CEO Janine Yorio<\/strong> created a poisonous work setting, together with one comment the place she threatened to \u201ctrade\u201d Johnson if he didn\u2019t carry out her requests, the New York Post<\/strong><\/a> experiences.<\/p>\n The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal courtroom, named Yorio and Everyrealm as defendants, the latter of which boasts backers together with the Silicon Valley enterprise agency Andreessen Horowitz, which has movie star endorsers starting from Paris Hilton, Will Smith and The Weeknd and extra.<\/p>\n Johnson additionally alleges that he was pressured into \u201csexually harassing games\u201d whereby coworkers and shoppers have been inspired to sleep with each other.<\/p>\n In March, he claims Yorio\u00a0informed him a couple of \u201csex-related game that she encouraged employees to play\u201d whereas they have been on a enterprise journey to the SXSW (South By Southwest) pageant in Texas.<\/p>\n The swimsuit goes on to state that\u00a0\u201cKYP,\u201d an acronym for \u201cknow your personnel,\u201d or \u201cKYC\u201d \u2014 \u201cknow your client\u201d \u2014 have been \u201ceuphemisms for having sex or hooking up with co-workers and business partners.\u201d<\/p>\n The feminine CEO, who’s white, informed Johnson that\u00a0\u201cthe way to pay the game\u201d was to \u201cget laid by a co-worker on a business trip,\u201d based on the lawsuit.<\/p>\n Johnson, whose job required managing movie star accounts, says Yorio reportedly requested him if \u201che would be doing any KYP,\u201d a remark which brought on him to be \u201ctaken aback\u201d by the suggestion, earlier than \u201cpolitely informed her that he was \u2018already really close with someone\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n That similar evening, the previous NFL star claims Yorio was \u201ctesting the waters\u201d with him upon getting into his resort room and \u201cinsinuating in no uncertain terms that she believed he would\u201d cheat on his girlfriend \u201cto participate in the company\u2019s KYP game.\u201d<\/p>\n Johnson additionally alleged that Yorio made offensive statements about his girlfriend\u2019s menstrual cycle and reportedly known as him a \u201cstupid Black person\u201d and \u201cthe whitest Black person.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yorio is claimed to have used different slurs directed at Johnson, together with\u00a0\u201cd***,\u201d \u201cbig swinging d***,\u201d and \u201cf***ing d***,\u201d the lawsuit alleges.<\/p>\n When reached by The Post for remark, a spokesperson for Everyrealm known as Johnsons claims \u201clies,\u201d and tried to characterize him as an incompetent and lazy worker.<\/p>\n When two web3 divas cross paths. @ParisHilton<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Ea2hoJQNpu<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 janineyorio (@janineyorio) March 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cAs we have stated in our court filings, this employee worked at the company for only three months and was terminated for poor performance, expense account abuse, and falling asleep on the job,\u201d the spokesperson mentioned in an announcement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n In their very own authorized submitting, Everyrealm additionally alleged that Johnson \u201copenly and routinely disparaged the mother of his child and demanded that Everyrealm pay a portion of his wages in cash to avoid garnishment for child support payments.\u201d<\/p>\n The firm added that it refused Johnson\u2019s alleged demand to be paid in money.<\/p>\n \u201cJohnson made various inappropriate comments in the workplace regarding other women in his life, hazed a junior female employee by disparaging her as \u2018rookie\u2019 and refusing to meet with her, and referred to [Everyrealm co-founder Julia] Schwartz as \u2018that b****\u2019 and Mrs. Yorio as \u2018that crazy b****\u2019,\u201d the corporate alleged in its submitting.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n However,\u00a0Yorio faces related accusations from one other former Black worker in a lawsuit filed final month.<\/p>\n Introducing our keynote speaker Janine Yorio(@janineyorio<\/a>) who will likely be at #KBW2022<\/a> to handle on a gateway to the Metaverse.<\/p>\n Janine Yorio is CEO of EVERYREALM(@everyrealm<\/a>), one of the energetic traders and builders of the metaverse actual property ecosystem. pic.twitter.com\/BitWesburt<\/a><\/p>\nLawsuit Filed By Ex-NFL Star And Former Everyrealm Employee Alleges Racism, Sexual Harassment<\/h3>\n
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White Female CEO Allegedly Urged Johnson To Sleep With Co-Workers, Called Him A \u201cStupid Black Person\u201d<\/h3>\n
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Everyrealm Denies Accusations Despite Another Similar Lawsuit Filed By A Second Former Black Employee<\/h3>\n
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