A New York Philharmonic trumpeter who claims he was wrongly canned is suing the famed orchestra for $25 million, court docket papers present.
Matthew Muckey, third trumpet with the Philharmonic, sued in March claiming he was wrongly fired over a romantic fling he’d had 16 years prior by which his ex-lover confirmed her consent in writing and even complimented him on his efficiency within the sack.
Now Muckey, 40, is looking for an enormous payout from the Philharmonic and the regulation agency whose investigation allegedly led to his termination, in line with newly-filed authorized papers.
The agency, Levy Employment Legislation, allegedly did not let Muckey see any accusations from the girl he slept with in 2008, and apparently ignored written messages she’d despatched to Muckey after their dalliance, he alleged within the litigation.
“Awwww you’re really the best thanks for everything, yes, even the sex,” she allegedly wrote to him by way of Fb Messenger after their 2008 encounter. “It was pretty good.”
The pair had intercourse twice, in line with messages included within the lawsuit.
“I did consent,” she wrote, in line with court docket docs.
Muckey was fired in October, after the Philharmonic, which apparently had no present complaints towards him, surveyed its musicians asking about Muckey by identify.
“It did not matter to the Philharmonic that none of the musicians surveyed alleged that Mr. Muckey had engaged in any acts of sexual harassment, violence and/or abuse,” he mentioned in court docket papers.
The Philharmonic “attempted to justify the disciplinary actions it took against Mr. Muckey as being based upon a supposed significant number of orchestra members not wanting to work with him and, therefore, supporting both the Suspension and the Dismissal.”
The Philharmonic declined remark. The Levy agency didn’t reply to a message looking for remark.
