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Sting and Trudie ordered to pay ex chef
By Stone Martindale Jul 18, 2007, 0:55 GMT
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An English Enemployment tribunal has ordered Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, to pay a former chef $51,000 in compensation after she won a sexual-discrimination claim against them.
Jane Martin, 41, won her claim back in May.
Martin testified that she had worked for Sting and Trudie for eight years, cooking meals for them and guests that Madonna and Elton John, according to the AP.
The AP reports that the chef contended Styler "grew unhappy with her after she became pregnant in 2005, making her work long hours and growing angry when she took time off work because of illness."
Martin said Trudie suffere from a "grandiose ego," land subsequently eft her job under "disputed circumstances" in April 2006.
The employment tribunal in Southampton, southern England ruled that Martin had been unlawfully dismissed by Lake House Estate, Sting and Styler's management company, and was a victim of sexual discrimination.
Sting and Styler are appealing the decision, according to the AP.
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BassManJul 18th, 2007 - 06:42:45
Sting has always been a self centered ego tripper and the fact that he and his wife are wanting to appeal this decision only goes to prove it more. God this man is a bore.
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