Bankruptcy Looms for American Apparel

Just after pervy CEO Dov Charney sunk $2 million of his own money into the company, camel toe purveyor American Apparel has released its latest financial report. And it's bad. Very, very bad.

Just after pervy CEO Dov Charney sunk $2 million of his own money into the company, camel toe purveyor American Apparel has released its latest financial report. And it's bad. Very, very bad.

When he's not fending off sexual harassment lawsuits from sexting former employees, American Apparel boss Dov Charney is doubling down his bet on his own failing company. Yesterday Charney spent $2 million buying AA shares to increase his stake in the company to 54%. Despite the fact that AA's future as "a going…
Former American Apparel employee Irene Morales sent sexy texts and pictures to Dov Charney that undermine her accusations of sexual harassment. Turns out the other woman who recently filed a harassment suit against Charney, Kimbra Lo, sent some "flirty" emails and texts of her own which Charney's legal team says…
Earlier this month, notoriously pervy American Apparel CEO Dov Charney was sued for a quarter of a billion dollars by a former employee named Irene Morales. Her accusations of sexual harassment fit with Charney's longstanding reputation for bad behavior in the workplace. But judging by emails and text messages we've…
Here, a selection of text messages, explicit emails, and photos that Irene Morales sent to Dov Charney in 2009 and 2010. All of these were sent to Charney months after Morales alleged that he sexually assaulted her. [Click to expand the images]
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When news broke yesterday of a former American Apparel employee's $260 million lawsuit against CEO Dov Charney for allegedly sexually harassing her and forcing her into sex, the initial reports left out the accuser's name. But this is a civil suit, not a criminal rape case, and the plaintiff's name is public record.…
American Apparel CEO Dov Charney has a reputation for being a sex hound. He famously masturbated in front of a female reporter. He's been the subject of multiple sexual harassment lawsuits. But none bigger than today's.
Porn 'n t-shirt purveyor American Apparel has been in serious financial trouble for months now. Its clearest path to rescue was to find an outside investor—but conventional wisdom said that that would only happen if crazy CEO Dov Charney gave up some control. Dov objected to that idea! But now he's apparently seen the…
An Oberlin student and former American Apparel employee says that Dov Charney owes her one hundred dollars for services rendered. Below is her tale of wageless woe.
It is time to check in on American Apparel, our most favorite near-bankrupt beauty-positive spandex-based fashion retailer. Employees are stealing! Employees are emailing us funny stories! And AA is trying to class up its porn!
Skeevy entrepreneurial icon Dov Charney holds a majority stake in our favorite financially teetering retailer, American Apparel. The company—without Dov Charney at its head—could be attractive to buyers. But Dov prefers to wait it out. He's an optimist!
American Apparel, Dov Charney's skeevy apparel empire, is in mortal financial peril. Now, the chattering has already begun: Could the company survive without Dov Charney at the helm? Well, of course. How else would it survive?
American Apparel is having a terrible summer. First, their photo-based, no-uglies-allowed hiring practices got them lots of bad PR (from us). Simultaneously, the company was, you know, financially collapsing. The latest blow: potential delisting from the stock exchange.
Yesterday came the first real signs that American Apparel could soon face bankruptcy. Today, the news for Dov Charney's breast-covering empire grows darker: a shareholder lawsuit, rumored store closings, a stock that's still plummeting, and disgruntled employees emailing us.
American Apparel's stock plunged 27 percent today after the company's long-delayed second quarter financial results revealed falling sales and dim prospects for improvement. Is bankruptcy on the horizon?
American Apparel CEO Dov Charney's scofflaw nature is not a recent development. He was busted for illegally selling t-shirts in Montreal (the business that would eventually become AA) way back in 1987. The shocking Canadian court document proof, below!
In an earlier post on American Apparel's beauty-focused hiring policies, an internal document referred to the "New Look" at AA, dubbed "The New Standards." What does that mean, exactly? See for yourself—we've obtained the entire 19-page "Dress Code Manual."