Michael Anello, the guy who owns the security company says the Touch My Body singer is claiming ‘sexual harassment’, reported TMZ.
According to the security guard, who would accompany the singer everywhere, constantly humiliated him in public by referring to him as a Nazi, a skinhead, a KKK member and a white supremacist.
Anello's lawyer has prepared a draft of a lawsuit, claiming his company worked for Mariah from June 2015 to May 2017 and got stiffed on the balance to the tune of $221,329.51. Anello claims he was promised another two years, which would add $511,000 to the tab.
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Anello says Mariah degraded him and his colleague by referring to them as members of the hate groups.
Anello also claims Mariah had issues with race – and "wanted to be surrounded with black guys, not white people."
Another shocker - the draft lawsuit which makes allegations of sexual harassment, claims the singer and global music icon, committed "sexual acts with the intent that they be viewed by Anello."
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Anello claims during a trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mariah asked him to come to her room to move some luggage and when he got there, she was wearing a see-through negligee that was open. He says he tried leaving but she insisted he move the luggage. He says he left the room and there was no physical contact.
Mariah's management crew told TMZ they were in touch with Anello's lawyer Monday and were agreeable to pay certain invoices, but according to reports, Anello is not satisfied with the amount he’s being offered.
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Mariah's team reportedly have no information on the sexual harassment claim at this point in time.
The lawyer for Anello says the lawsuit is now on hold, presumably because they are in settlement negotiations – and chances are Mariah will pay the security guard a whopping amount to drop the claim and charges – that might in fact wreck her career and reputation for good.
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