Five women have filed lawsuits against Monster Energy alleging sexual discrimination and abuse by executives
One plaintiff claims an executive kept his job after allegedly attempting to strangle her
By Kate Taylor
Monster Energy is in hot water after allegations of sexist and abusive behaviour by executives.
The Coca-Cola-backed beverage company has been hit with five lawsuits involving the mistreatment of women, HuffPost reports.
In one case, makeup artist Sara Rabuse, who had worked with Monster, claims she was strangled by her then-boyfriend, an executive at the company. The ex-boyfriend, Brent Hamilton, was arrested on charges of assault in 2016 after an argument.
Hamilton is still the head of music marketing at Monster Energy. Monster told HuffPost that there was nothing to suggest “he has a violent or abusive history or that he and his ex-girlfriend would have gotten into a private domestic dispute as alleged.”
In another lawsuit, region manager Page Zeringue claims she faced sexual discrimination after she began dating a more senior executive, John Kenneally.
After beginning their relationship, Zeringue was promoted twice by her boss, Kenneally. But later Zeringue claimed Kenneally threatened to fire her if she broke up with him, according to the report.