Sacramento Kings Dancers Sue for Retaliation Over Complaints

Two Sacramento Kings dancers, who complained about a choreographer’s pattern of sexual harassment, say they weren’t re-selected for the team because they spoke up, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in California state court.

Choreographer Matthew Day inappropriately touched dancers and sometimes stretched them without their consent, and after the suit’s two unnamed dancers repeatedly raised concerns with the Kings’ human resources department and a dance coach, Day’s behavior continued, the suit alleges. In an August audition, neither dancer was rehired. Day sat on the judging panel. West Coast Employment Lawyers, APLC, the firm that recently sued singers Lizzo and ...