Allegations
Osorio filed her report to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 2005 with fellow employee, ex-marketing VP Michelle Joyce, outlining their case of sexual harassment. The jury rejected the case brought forth by Michelle Joyce, but Osorio's case went ahead. It is now known that as early as 2004, Osorio began talking to lawyers regarding the merits of her case. The affidavit filed with the EEOC detailed the work environment at The Source, as well as threats and conduct of workers. Osorio soon after sent an e-mail to the magazine's Human Resources department outlining her complaint, and after refusing to withdraw her e-mail she was fired. Her employers claimed it was because of poor performance, particularly her decisions on magazine covers and certain negative reviews of artists' CDs. After Osorio's termination, she was accused by Raymond "Benzino" Scott, the magazine's co-founder, of extortion and of sleeping around with hip hop artists.
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