Action star Seagal sued for one million dollars

Los Angeles: Steven Seagal is being sued by a former assistant who has accused the reality television star of sexual harassment, court papers filed in Los Angeles showed Tuesday. Seagal, 58, the star of action movies including "Exit Wounds," is the subject of a one million dollar lawsuit filed by lawyers for 23-year-old Kayden Nguyen, who claims she was treated as a "sex toy" by the actor. Nguyen`s suit alleges she was hired by Seagal as an "executive assistant" after answering a job advertisement placed on Craigslist in February. According to the suit, Nguyen "believed that she had found the dream job of a lifetime." The suit states Nguyen later was flown to rural Louisiana to live in Seagal`s house, where the actor fondled her. She says she later escaped from the home with the help of a taxi driver. Before being hired by Seagal, Nguyen was an aspiring model, was enrolled in college and hoped to become an air traffic controller, the suit states. A lawyer for Seagal, who has found recent success with the reality television series "Steven Seagal: Lawman," rubbished the lawsuit in a statement issued to the TMZ.com website. "The lawsuit filed by Kayden Nguyen against Steven Seagal is a ridiculous and absurd claim by a disgruntled ex-employee who was fired for using illegal narcotics," attorney Marty Singer told TMZ. Seagal is being sued for sexual harassment, illegal trafficking of females for sex, failure to prevent sexual harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination and false representation about employment. Bureau Report