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Filipino nanny takes on US actress Sharon Stone
« on: March 30, 2013, 08:30:45 PM »
Agence France-Presse
March 17, 2013 | 9:31 am



In this May 3, 2012, file photo, actress Sharon Stone arrives at A Better LA’s “In the Art of the City” event in Los Angeles. Stone was sued May 23, 2012, in Los Angeles by Erlinda T. Elemen, the actress’ former nanny for allegedly insulting her Filipino heritage and firing her after discovering Elemen had been paid overtime for working on family vacations and holidays. AP PHOTO/MATT SAYLES


LOS ANGELES—A US judge cleared the way Friday for a former Filipino nanny of actress Sharon Stone to go to trial against the actress for wrongful dismissal and harassment, including racist abuse.

Lawyers for Erlinda Elemen, who worked as a live-in nanny for the “Basic Instinct” star until she was sacked in 2011, announced last year that she was suing the actress.

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Re: Filipino nanny takes on US actress Sharon Stone
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2013, 08:31:51 PM »
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mary Strobel ruled that Elemen’s lawyers had provided enough evidence to support her allegations of harassment, failure to prevent harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination.

“We’re pleased the judge recognized that the plaintiff’s claims should proceed,” said lawyer Solomon Gresen, adding: “We look forward to our July trial date.”

The trial is tentatively set for July 30.

Stone’s lawyers sought to have the case dismissed, arguing that comments made by the actress did not amount to harassment.

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« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2013, 08:32:53 PM »
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“All we have is that Ms Stone made comments about Filipino food, Filipino accents,” said lawyer Daniel Gutenplan.

When the lawsuit was announced in May, the actress’s publicist slammed the legal action as “absurd,” claiming the ex-nanny was simply trying to “cash in” on Stone.

The lawsuit claimed the star equated being Filipino with being stupid, and ordered her not to speak in front of her children so they would not “talk like you.”

Stone also banned Elemen from reading the Bible in Stone’s home, even though she lived with her to look after the actress’s three children, and frequently traveled with them.

From August 2010, Elemen “was repeatedly subjected to derogatory comments and slurs by (Stone) related to her Filipino ethnicity and heritage,” said the 17-page lawsuit.

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« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2013, 08:33:25 PM »
2011 dismissal

Elemen, who was hired in October 2006 and was promoted to head live-in nanny two years later, was dismissed in February 2011, after Stone learned she had been paid overtime when traveling with the children and on holidays.

The lawsuit asks for an unspecified amount for unpaid wages, damages and penalties, and is seeking a trial by jury.

In 2011, the actress was ordered to pay $232,000 in compensation to a worker who injured his knee after slipping and falling in her backyard in 2006.

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Re: Filipino nanny takes on US actress Sharon Stone
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2013, 12:34:25 AM »
the eternal story of discrimination...  well, let's just say that sharon stone doesn't know any better.  besides, she can afford to pay damages in case, right?

but come on, kabayans.  there's such a thing as a pecking order.  how do filipinos in the u.s. regard those who are in the philippines, including our accents?  (if you're not guilty of this brand of discrimination, then this statement is not about you.)  even among us, just try being a visayan in the tagalog region.  my sister's experience was classic.  "ang galing mong mag-englis, para kang hindi bisaya", she was told before.

and how about some of us, how do we treat our own hired nannies and helpers?  at least, in the u.s., there's a fighting chance in court.  here?  more often than not, nannies and helpers could not even afford to hire a lawyer.  let's get real.

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« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2013, 09:50:53 AM »
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Re: Filipino nanny takes on US actress Sharon Stone
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2013, 04:02:09 PM »
Nangasaba man si Manang... ;D

angay pod kang latuson da. :P

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Re: Filipino nanny takes on US actress Sharon Stone
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2013, 04:03:16 PM »
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;D hello again, beyotch.  never be a nanny, okay?

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