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There\u2019s a major update in the legal battle between Bravo<\/a><\/strong>, a former Below Deck<\/a><\/strong> camera operator, and Below Deck Sailing Yacht<\/a> cast member Gary King<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reality Tea reported on the case back in 2023, when a makeup artist named Samantha Suarez, along with camera operator Grey Duddleston, accused Gary of various instances of sexual misconduct while filming Below Deck Sailing Yacht in 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gary denied any wrongdoing, while Samantha and Grey claimed they were fired after reporting him. Bravo\u2019s lawyers tried to force Grey into arbitration. However, a judge just ruled that things can move forward in court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gary King is accused of sexual misconduct<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Photo Credit: Fred Jagueneau\/Bravo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

According to court documents reviewed by Deadline<\/a>, NBCUniversal Media LLC, Bravo Media LLC, and Mountain View Productions LLC filed a motion to try to keep Grey bound to a mandatory arbitration agreement he signed at the time of his employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Los Angeles judge just ruled against this. They cited the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. If someone is potentially a victim of sexual assault or harassment, this law allows them to circumvent arbitration agreements and pursue their claims in court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The claims in the lawsuit<\/a> revolve around several incidents that occurred when filming BDSY Season 4 in Sardinia. Allegedly, Gary tried to hold Samantha hostage<\/a> in a hotel room, and she feared he would sexually assault her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grey, who was Samantha\u2019s boyfriend at the time, later claimed to have witnessed further misconduct from Gary<\/a>. He said he watched Gary undo the bikini tops of two Below Deck cast members without their consent. He also claimed to have seen Gary grab two camera operators\u2019 genitals and make inappropriate comments to a female audio technician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the lawsuit, Grey and Samantha accused Gary of being a \u201cknown drunkard and serial harasser.\u201d Their lawsuit accuses him of sexual battery. They’re blaming the show’s production<\/a> team for creating a hostile work environment, retaliation, and failure to prevent discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s another hearing scheduled for April 28, where defense attorneys will try to get Samantha\u2019s claims tossed out of court. They intend to argue that Samantha, a Georgia resident, can\u2019t sue in a California court over something that happened in Sardinia. Stay tuned as this continues to drag out in court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below Deck Sailing Yacht<\/a> is streaming on Peacock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TELL US – WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO THIS CASE MOVING FORWARD? DO YOU THINK THE PLAINTIFFS WILL SUCCEED IN THEIR CASE AGAINST GARY, BRAVO, AND THE BELOW DECK PRODUCERS?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The camera operator won’t be forced into arbitration. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1896,"featured_media":1052183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"xe_is_sponsored":false,"xe_sponsored_img":0,"xe_sponsored_url":"","xe_sponsored_start_date":"","xe_exclude":false,"xe_exclude_from_yahoo":"","created_by_alias":"","just_watch_slug":"","just_watch_year":"","just_watch_title":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"There\u2019s a major update in the legal battle between Bravo, a former Below Deck camera operator, and Below Deck Sailing Yacht cast member Gary King.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8754],"tags":[29241,38954,39799],"show-tag":[18473,38953],"genre":[42511],"class_list":["post-1052156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reality-news","tag-below-deck","tag-below-deck-sailing-yacht","tag-gary-king","genre-reality-tv"],"yoast_head":"\nBelow Deck Camera Operator\u2019s Bravo Lawsuit Can Proceed Against Gary King: Details - 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