A former Magic City dancer is suing the Atlanta strip club for wrongful termination, sexual harassment and theft of wages.
Gorgeous Doll, real name Courtney Hale, filed the lawsuit in Atlanta last month.
According to Hale’s complaint, a third-party club promoter routinely demanded “kickbacks” from the dancers.
The girls were also forced to pay the DJ and club security from the money they collected from club patrons every night.
Hale, who worked at Magic City from September 2022 to September 2023, said she was fired when she complained about harassment.
Hale also says she was sexually harassed by a female manager and that no action was taken when she complained.
“I’m speaking up for myself because I know that something was done, and it was illegal,” Hale told Fox 5 Atlanta.
Hale says she was forced to turn over part of her wages every night to the club DJ, security team, and a third-party promoter known only as “Baller.”
“Baller wanted $500 per girl… he was leaving with $8,000 off of us,” Hale said. If the dancers earned $20,000 collectively in one night, they were forced to split less than $10,000 amongst themselves after Baller and the club took their cut.
Hale’s attorney says the wage theft is a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
“There aren’t a lot of girls who speak out because they’re scared,” she told Fox 5.
In January of this year, Hale accused rapper Latto of having her jumped while she was pregnant, causing her to miscarry. The incident reportedly stemmed from Hale mentioning Latto’s rumored boyfriend – rapper 21 Savage. Latto denies the allegations.
