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Riot Games CEO is being investigated after a former employee accused him of sexual harassment.
The lawsuit claims Nicolò Laurent harassed the employee throughout her nearly three-year career.
The company disputed her claims that it fired her after she reported Laurent s behavior to HR. League of Legends publisher Riot Games is investigating its own CEO after a former employee accused the company of wrongfully terminat[ing] her employment after she complained about alleged sexual advances he made towards her.
Sharon O Donnell worked as an executive assistant for the video games developer from October 2017 to July 2020. She said she was subject to sexual harassment from CEO Nicolo Laurent throughout her employment, according to a lawsuit filed against the company January.