Tinder Cofounder Suspended After Sexual Harassment Claims

Tinder has suspended one of its cofounders who was sued by a former female employee for alleged sexual harassment

Tinder's owner, IAC, has suspended Justin Mateen, who is also the company's CMO, while it carries out a probe of issues raised in the lawsuit. Reps from IAC could not be reached for immediate comment.

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Whitney Wolfe, another cofounder, filed a complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday that claims Mateen called her a "whore" and threatened to take away her cofounder status because having a young female cofounder "makes the company seem like a joke" and devalues the company. Read more...

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