Former RI TV Producer Files Sexual Harassment Claim Against Rudy Giuliani
Thursday, January 05, 2023
A woman who filed a sexual harassment claim this week against former New York Mayor and Trump advisor Rudy Giuliani formerly worked for a TV station in Rhode Island.
On Thursday, the Daily Beast reported that accuser Noelle Dunphy “claims she had a romantic relationship with Giuliani [and] is now suing the former mayor—alleging that he sexually harassed her while she was working under toxic conditions at his company.”
The Daily Beast continues:
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST“She also alleges that Giuliani fired her last year and then warned her to keep quiet, noting his ties to former President Donald Trump. Giuliani’s attorney said he ‘categorically denies all of the allegations of this frivolous complaint,’ but did not comment on whether his client and the woman were romantically entangled.”
According to one of Dunphy’s websites, she is a published writer and strategic consultant.
“In the political arena, you may have seen her at speeches and events with President Donald Trump, President Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senator Chuck Schumer, Senator John McCain, White House Communications Director Sean Spicer, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Speaker Newt Gingrich, Commissioner Bernie Kerik, Commissioner Ray Kelly and the NYPD, among others,” she writes.
Also included in her bio is her work in Rhode Island.
“For ABC NEWS in Providence, RI, she worked on local, national and international news stories as Associate Producer,” according to her website.
"In the summons, Dunphy states that she was retained for 'business development work and other work' by Giuliani and his companies in January 2019. During that time, the 43-year-old alleges, Giuliani made frequent racist and antisemitic remarks during 'confused and hostile alcohol-laced tirades.' She noted that Giuliani’s alleged 'abuse of alcohol' was fueled by his divorce and mounting political and legal controversies," reported the Daily Beast.
