Lawsuit Filed by Head of Global PR at JWT Accuses CEO of Making Racist Jokes and Rape Threats

Chief communications officer filed the complaint about CEO Gustavo Martinez today.

UPDATE: WPP has issued a statement from Martinez denying the charges in the suit. The CEO writes:

“I am aware of the allegations made against me by a J. Walter Thompson employee in a suit filed in New York Federal Court. I want to assure our clients and my colleagues that there is absolutely no truth to these outlandish allegations and I am confident that this will be proven in court.”

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Chief communications officer Erin Johnson of marketing agency J.

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