Uh oh! It sounds like the Olsen twins have managed to land themselves in hot water.
In shocking news, People Magazine have confirmed that a slew of former interns are pursuing a class action law suit against the famous twins for reportedly not paying them and overworking them.
The interns, who filed against the Olsen’s fashion conglomerate empire, Dualstar Entertainment Group, which owns fashion houses The Row, Elizabeth and James, Stylemint and Olsenboye, are claiming that whilst working under the fashionable duo they refused to pay them, overworked them and were just plain mean to them.
“I was doing the work of three interns,” lead plaintiff, design intern Shahista Lalani, told Page Six, “I was talking to her all day, all night. E-mails at night time for the next day, like 10pm at night.”
“You’re like an employee, except you’re not getting paid. They’re kind of mean to you. Other interns have cried. I’d see a lot of kids crying doing coffee runs, photocopying stuff,” she added.
The twins had made waves in their second career: fashion designing.
A rep for the Olsen twins, 29, have denied the allegations.
“As an initial matter, Dualstar is an organisation that is committed to treating all individuals fairly and in accordance with all applicable laws,” the lawyer told People.
“The allegations in the complaint filed against Dualstar are groundless, and Dualstar will vigorously defend itself against plaintiff’s claims in court, not before the media. Dualstar is confident that once the true facts of this case are revealed, the lawsuit will be dismissed in its entirety.”
But Shahista is not the only one raising a red flag.
According to the report, the lawsuit involves more than 40 past and present interns who claim that they haven’t been paid for their work.
To make matters worse, there are also a number of school-aged children who are alleging that the company refused to grant them school credit for their time spent with the company.
