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2022
Royal Winnipeg Ballet agrees to class-action settlement
Settlement
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet agreed to a $10-million class-action settlement with students who alleged that former instructor and photographer Bruce Monk took nude or sexualized photos of them. The agreement states that it is a compromise of disputed claims, without admission or findings of liability or wrongdoing; an approval hearing was scheduled for the following month.
Company response
Apology — Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Waddell said a significant part of the settlement is that RWB has agreed to apologize.
Source excerpt
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet has agreed to a $10-million class-action settlement with students who say they were photographed nude or in sexualized ways by former RWB photographer and instructor Bruce Monk.
The settlement states the agreement is a "compromise of disputed claims, without any admission or findings of liability or wrongdoing" against Monk or the RWB.
Posted: Jan 04, 2022 7:59 PM EST