Courtney Prince, former captain of the Rangers City Skaters cheerleading squad, filed a sexual harassment suit against Madison Square Garden in 2004. She accused the Garden's management of making lewd suggestions to the New York Rangers' cheerleaders and creating a hostile work environment.
Fast Facts:
- Prince sued in October 2004
- Accused Madison Square Garden of sexual harassment and retaliationThe New York Times: [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/27/sports/hockey/27msg.html?_r=1&ref=hockey&oref=slogin Garden Settles a Lawsuit Filed by a Former Rangers Cheerleader} (December 27, 2007)
- Other cheerleaders claimed MSG coerced them into making false statements about Prince
- Settled on December 27, 2007 for an undisclosed sum
- Prince lawyer, Kathleen Peratis issued the following statement, "We resolved this matter with no admission of wrongdoing on any part"The New York Times: [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/27/sports/hockey/27msg.html?_r=1&ref=hockey&oref=slogin Garden Settles a Lawsuit Filed by a Former Rangers Cheerleader} (December 27, 2007)
- The Garden rejected an $800,000 deal proposed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Prince claimed that a Rangers public relations person and a former New York Times reporter propositioned her for a threesomeNYDailyNews: MSG settles sex harassment suit with ex-Ranger cheerleader Courtney Prince (December 27, 2007)
