Los Angeles: Summer Zervos, a contestant on The Apprentice, has announced legal action against President-elect Donald Trump for defamation.
Before the election, Zervos accused Trump of inappropriate sexual advances as she sought his career advice at a meeting at the Beverly Hills Hotel. But she did not file a lawsuit at that time.
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Former 'The Apprentice' contestant accuses Trump
Former contestant Summer Zervos says that Trump made unwanted sexual advances towards her in 2007.
The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday in New York. Her lawyer Gloria Allred said that after he was hit with accusations of sexual misconduct, Trump "knowingly, intentionally, and maliciously threw" Zervos and other accusers "under the bus" and called them "liars."
Zervos contended that after she contacted Trump following her stint on The Apprentice," he invited her to a 2007 meeting at the Beverly Hills Hotel. But when she arrived, she was directed to his bungalow, where he attempted to force himself on her and groped her
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She said that she decided to come forward in October, after the revelation of a 2005 outtake from Access Hollywood in which Trump bragged to host Billy Bush about grabbing women by their genitals.
Zervos said that she filed her lawsuit to restore her reputation after Trump's denials. Allred said that Zervos had passed a polygraph test after offering to take one.
Before the election, more than a dozen women accused Trump of unwanted sexual advances, harassment or groping. He denied their claims.
Allred said the she and Zervos plan to take part in the Women's March on Washington, which will take place on Saturday, the day after Trump's inauguration.
AAP