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By Jody Marich
A former employee of Gucci has filed a $5 million dollar lawsuit against the label, claiming she was let go after complaining about racial remarks she endured after working with the company.
Josephine Robinson, a former Gucci tax lawyer working on Rihanna's 2008 contract who identifies as a "dark-skinned West Indian Latina," was also allegedly told to pay her less, keeping a percent of the singer's fee for her Gucci tattoo heart campaign. According to court document details from the New York Post, "When Sherwood discovered that Rihanna was from a Caribbean island, he told Robinson to ‘tax the hell out of her’ and find a way to allow Gucci to withhold 30 percent of her fee."
Robinson is seeking damages for having to suffer through "an unrelenting barrage of racist comments and jokes at her expense by Sherwood and others at Gucci," according to the Post.
A Gucci spokesperson stated: "Ms. Robinson's allegations are completely baseless, and the company will defend itself vigorously against this meritless litigation. The company is confident that it will prevail."
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