Rudy Giuliani's 'girlfriend' sues Trump crony for 'humiliating' her on disgraced ex-NYC mayor's radio show

Source: The Independent

Saturday 07 December 2024 17:44 GMT


Rudy Giuliani’s “alleged girlfriend” says she was subjected to ongoing “ridicule” and “humiliation” during her tenure as the co-host of the disgraced former New York City mayor’s radio show on 77 WABC, accusing billionaire station owner and deep-pocketed Trump backer John Catsimatides of implementing a craven campaign to “undermine” her position before unceremoniously firing her — via text message — for complaining.

In an eye-popping lawsuit obtained by The Independent, board-certified nurse practitioner and former hospital executive Maria Ryan claims supermarket magnate “Johnny Cats” marginalized, and eventually fired, her because she is a woman, questioning her bona fides, ignoring her suggestions, and refusing to compensate her for her appearances on the radio show.

When Catsimatidis finally agreed to start paying Ryan, he grudgingly offered her $200 per episode, “an amount significantly lower than her male counterparts and industry standards,” according to the lawsuit, which was filed by Ryan Saturday in New York state court.

Ryan’s suit claims she brought her complaints about the “discrimination and hostile work environment” at WABC to station President Chad Lopez, who allegedly told her “John makes all the decisions and John is a Greek man and you are a woman.” “[T]herefore, there was no point in standing up to him,” the lawsuit states.

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