• 27
  • September
    2010

Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn, better known as simply Siegfried and Roy, have overcome much on their way to the top of the show circuit, including a vicious attack by one of their performing tigers in 2003. Roy barely survived the mauling, but was able to make a brief comeback with his partner in 2009.

Whether or not his reputation will survive recent allegations of sexual harassment is another question entirely.

On September 17, a former assistant for the duo filed a lawsuit in a Nevada county court, alleging "rampant sexual harassment, sexual assaults" and "lewd and lascivious conduct." Among the allegations include claims that both Siegfried and Roy harassed nearly all male assistants for sexual favors and forced some to watch pornography. He also alleges multiple instances of groping on the part of Horn.

The man who filed the lawsuit is asking for upwards of $100,000 in damages, citing the development of extreme anxiety and a deteriorating relationship with his wife. Spokesmen for Siegfried and Roy had no comment.

Siegfried and Roy no longer perform regularly and, with the exception of a charity performance in 2009, have not had a running engagement since the 2003 tiger mauling.

The former assistant claims that, despite Roy's massive injuries, the sexual harassment continued more or less unabated.

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