American Apparel Ousts Controversial CEO Dov Charney

The board of American Apparel voted Wednesday to fire its controversial founder and CEO, Dov Charney, because of an "ongoing investigation into alleged misconduct," the company said.

Charney, who started selling t-shirts as a student at Tufts University in the late 1980s, and grew American Apparel into a major retailer of made-in-USA clothing, has been repeatedly accused of sexual harassment by employees over the past several years. At one point, seven women had filed suit against him, though many of the cases have been dismissed

Charney has also been accused of choking a store manager, has been known to walk in the office in his underwear, and has reportedly propositioned employees and used sexually charged language around colleagues. Read more...