Jew Corrupter: CEO Dov Charney

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Dov Charney

Early life

Charney's father, Morris Charney, is an architect, and his mother, Sylvia Safdie, an artist.[10] Both of his parents are of Jewish descent.[11][12] He is the nephew of noted architect Moshe Safdie.[13] Charney attended Choate Rosemary Hall, a private boarding school in Connecticut[14] and St. George's School of Montreal.[15] Charney grew up with, and was influenced heavily by, the culture of Montreal.[16] He briefly attended Tufts University. As a teenager, he "fell in love" with the United States due to its sharp contrast between Canadian culture and American culture.[17] As a teenager, Charney was an admirer of American-made products.[18] As a teen, he became disillusioned with Quebec nationalism which was widespread during the 1980s.[19] In interviews, he has stated that he considers himself to be a continuation of the trend of Canadian-Jewish entrepreneurs.[20]

At an early age Charney showed signs of an entrepreneurial and independent spirit. In 1980 The Canadian Jewish News published a story on Charney with a headline that read "11-Year-Old Schoolboy Edits His Own Newspaper."[21] As a child Dov was featured in the documentary 20th Century Chocolate Cake discussing the economics of a summer camp he attended.[22][23]

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Controversy

Charney has been the subject of several sexual harassment lawsuits, none of which were proven.[62][69][70][71] The company and others have publicly accused a lawyer representing a majority of the suits against American Apparel of extortion and of "shaking the company down."[72][73] On the eve of trial in one case, the plaintiff confessed that she had not been subjected to sexual harassment and agreed to go to an arbitration hearing aimed at clearing Dov Charney's name. It later emerged that Charney had agreed to pay the plaintiff $1.3 million dollars to withdraw the accusations, a revelation which raised accusations of bribery. However, the plaintiff failed to show up to the hearing and a ruling was unable to be reached. As a result, the settlement was dissolved and the matter reemerged as a negative media controversy for Charney.[74][75][76]

In 2004, Claudine Ko of Jane magazine[77] published an essay narrating multiple sexual exchanges that occurred while spending time with Charney. The article alleged that Charney consistently propositioned his employees. Charney admitted that he repeatedly referred to women as "sluts" and "cunts" in front of employees, in a deposition on another sexual harassment case, and denied that "slut" was a derogatory term.[57][78][79][80] The article's publication brought extensive press to the company and Charney, who later responded that he believed that the acts had been done consensually, in private and outside the article's bounds.[81][82][83][84]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dov_Charney

A fixture in the gossip columns as much as in business pages, the 41-year-old Canadian founded American Apparel in 2003, making and selling cotton basics to teenage shoppers at two LA stores.

He soon became famed for a character that was as sexy as his skimpiest garments. In interviews, he admitted to a string of affairs with young employees, and sharing offensive office banter with male and female staffers. Attractive women he met would be paid to participate in wet T-shirt competitions in the company's offices.

At least three female staff have filed sexual harassment lawsuits against him, with all the cases settled before reaching trial. One would-be plaintiff's legal complaint said he removes his trousers before business meetings and chairs them in his underpants.

Mr Charney relishes the reputation his track record brings. He once jollified an interview with Claudine Ko, a reporter for Jane magazine, by undoing his belt and fondling his crotch while discussing American Apparel's finances. The liberal attitude he brings to the office extends to American Apparel's advertisements, which have been repeatedly criticised by regulators.

Mr Charney's defenders point out that he is progressive with regard to his workforce, paying factory workers up to $20 an hour, well above minimum wage, and describing his clothes as "sweatshop free". He also gives staff health insurance and paid holidays.

The un-globalised structure of American Apparel also helped it react to the market far more quickly than its big rivals. Designs scrawled on napkins over lunch could be in shops within weeks.

Yet as the company grew, its ability to respond to the market was diluted. Earlier this month, Mr Charney declared the hipster trend, which powered his expansion, "over". He now wants to cater to older customers, who might prefer chinos to neon bike shorts.

That change, however, may come too late. The breakneck speed of American Apparel's expansion – 150 stores in its first three years, and nearly twice that in the ensuing three – saddled the firm with debts, the scale which is only now coming to light.

The company also faces production problems after a raid on its factory last year by police revealed that 1,500 illegal immigrants were working there. They all had to be fired.

Deloitte & Touche quit as American Apparel's auditors earlier this summer, after allegedly finding "material weaknesses" in the firm's financial controls. This week, in the announcement that precipitated its latest share slide, Mr Charney admitted the company is facing expulsion from New York's Amex stock exchange because the new auditors would not be able to file official second-quarter results to meet Amex's deadline.

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Hymie Charney Series * Schlemiel
Dov Charney's grandfather, Hymie Charney, modeled style 2001 during a photoshoot in Deerfield Beach, Florida.


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