[D]efendants’ behavior, no matter how abhorrent, fails to constitute gender discrimination.
— Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Shlomo Hagler, in his ruling stating that although Dilek Edwards, a yoga instructor and massage therapist, claimed to have been fired from her job because she was too attractive, a spouse’s supposed jealousy was a lawful reason for termination.
Edwards is a former employee of Wall Street Chiropractic and Wellness, the practice of chiropractor Charles Nicolai, which is co-owned with his wife, Stephanie Adams. After Edwards worked there for a year, Nicolai allegedly told Edwards his wife may become jealous of their relationship because Edwards was “too cute.” Four months later, Edwards received a text from Adams that read: “You are NOT welcome any longer at Wall Street Chiropractic, DO NOT ever step foot in there again, and stay … away from my husband and family! And remember I warned you.”
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