Arianne Zucker, the Daytime Emmy Award-nominated actress who vacated her role on Days of our Lives, won a major (early) victory in the lawsuit she filed against Corday Productions (which produces the Peacock original), as well as its executive producer, Ken Corday, and former executive producer Albert Alarr, alleging sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.
Arianne Zucker’s Courtroom Victory
Per Rolling Stone, Judge Kristin S. Escalante ruled on Thursday (August 7, 2024) that Zucker and her legal team could move ahead with the disputed portion of her complaint that sought a formal order barring Alarr from harassing behavior in any future workplace.
Though Alarr’s counsel argued that as their client is “not even employed” and that “there are simply no facts alleged to support a claim for injunctive relief,” Judge Escalente found that, “Plaintiff has alleged a long-standing course of conduct by Mr. Alarr. An inference arises from the facts alleged that the behavior would be likely to recur.”
Said Zucker’s lawyer, Anahita Sedaghatfar, in a statement to the outlet: “We are very pleased that the court agreed with us, after today’s court hearing, that Ms. Zucker can proceed with her request for an injunction against Mr. Alarr, seeking to enjoin him from harassing and discriminating against women in the future. As we stated in our motion, Ms. Zucker wants to ensure that no other woman can be harmed at the hands of Alarr again, and I will fight to make that happen.”
According to court documents, Alarr and his lawyers claim that Zucker’s allegations “range from fictional to embellished to taken wildly out of context.”
A rep for Corday Productions previously declared that the lawsuit’s allegations were “without merit,” and argued that, “Corday Productions offered to renew Ms. Zucker’s contract including offering her a pay increase. Rejecting Ms. Zucker’s counteroffer does not constitute retaliation. Complaints about Mr. Alarr’s on-set behavior were promptly investigated. Corday Productions fully cooperated with the impartial investigation and subsequently terminated Mr. Alarr.”
The next hearing in the case is set for October.
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