Sam Asi, a BBC Arabic journalist and member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association who was placed on probation following sexual misconduct accusations against him revealed in an investigation by TheWrap, has sued the HFPA on claims that he himself was the victim of sexual and racist harassment by its members.
In court documents obtained by TheWrap, Asi claims that HFPA violated its own rules and bylaws by placing him on probation via a press release immediately after a Wrap investigation this past February in which three women accused him of sexual misconduct. Asi claims that the organization was required to notify him directly and open an investigation into the allegations against him before placing him on probation.
HFPA Member Sam Asi Sues Group for Sexual Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation
Asi, a Palestinian presenter for BBC Arabic, was placed on probation in February following TheWrap’s report of sexual misconduct claims by three women
