1OAK Owners Accused of Firing Unsexy, Non-White Servers

Four former employees of pretentious Chelsea nightclub 1OAK (the name stands for 'one of a kind') filed a lawsuit against club owners Thursday in Manhattan Federal court, the Daily News reports. Lawyers say the four minority workers – three female waitresses and one male bartender – were terminated because club owner Scott Sartiano only wanted "white girls he could f---" serving drinks, or so they were told by a manager, who allegedly elaborated, "Scott has a thing about Asians, he wants all white girls." In June, 1OAK owners denied trying to hush up a gay-bashing incident that allegedly transpired in the club bathroom, and it's also where Lindsay Lohan goes to steal clothes. In this latest bit of bad press, the club's lawyer explains that "these disgruntled employees were fired for their poor work performance in addition to four other Caucasian employees that were fired that same week." (For not putting out.)

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By John Del Signore in News on August 22, 2008 1:54 PM

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Public Relations

Wonder if that blunt Manager will face termination for his remarks.

You have to really feel impunity to be so direct to recently terminated employees

Novanglus

It must suck being ugly.

NannyState

It's always "disgruntled employees". Hmm, now why would non-white, non-asian, non-fuckable female employees that got sacked because the pig owner didn't want sex with them possibly be "disgruntled"?

Novanglus

Snoopy, you're like a baboon, but less clever.

Novanglus

Thank God blacks are only 3/5 people.

babyhitler

#3- You mean "one" = "1"? that shit blows my mind!

fortyver

One Of A Kind? What a douchebag name for a club.

sinisterteashop

Yes, it's always good to remind Giuliani, Bloomberg and Kelly that even if NYC nightlife is enforced to keep it rich, security minded, insurance certificated, white and straight it's still going to be run by creeps and sleazebags.

longacre

Zodak: That would explain why Bushwick Bill hangs out there all the time.

chaevans

If the story is true, how were they hired in the first place? This doesn't make any sense.

shaunnehill

It's a sad day when night club owners can't even bang unsexy, non-white servers. A sad... sad... day... And now he's gotta pay not to bang them... And whats wrong with asians? There so petite and cute and they dress really well.

nomnomnom

"1 Of A Kind" = 1OAK?

Snoopy

The name is stupid I always read it as 10 AK. If it's "One of A Kind", what does the 1 at the beginning mean? Do they stutter when they talk and the music kind of does a double double spin? Huh Huh?

zodak

I'm only allowed to let in 5% black people. He said that, that means if there’s 25 people here I get to let in 1 1/4 black people. So I gotta hope there’s a black midget in the crowd.