Mobile dating company Tinder has settled a lawsuit with early employee Whitney Wolfe, who claimed sexual harassment and sexual discrimination on the part of former CMO Justin Mateen. The settlement puts to bed an ugly “he said, she said” conflict that has loomed over the ultra-hot subsidiary of IAC since June.
The settlement was first reported by Buzzfeed, which confirmed the lawsuit had been dropped through an email with John Mullan, a partner at Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe, LLP, the firm which represented Wolfe.
Wolfe filed the complaint alleging that Mateen had subjected her to numerous “sexist, racist, and otherwise inappropriate comments, emails, and text messages” during her time at the company. It also claimed her title of co-founder had been removed by CEO Sean Rad, who ignored her complaints about Mateen and subsequently fired her after she offered to resign “in consideration for modest severance and the vesting of her stock.”
The lawsuit included as evidence a number of damning text messages sent by Mateen, which led to his suspension from the company. Meanwhile, Rad continues to serve as CEO.
A representative at Tinder declined to comment on the settlement. A call to Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe, LLP was not immediately returned.
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