Mr. Dov Charney

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  Published on: 7/2/2009    Last Visited: 7/2/2009  

  In an interview, American Apparel founder and Chief Executive Dov Charney declined to discuss the specifics of the inspection but said, "We've always been committed to following the law.

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  American Apparel's Dov Charney Spoofed Ohio Treasurer Spent $32.5K on Promotional Products Big Frey Promotional Products Joins Boundless Network

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  Published on: 5/14/2009    Last Visited: 5/14/2009  

  American Apparel CEO Dov Charney and the company's lawyers argue the advertisements did not have a commercial purpose and were intended as a parody.
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  Like Allen's character in the film, Charney felt he was being negatively perceived due to sexual harassment lawsuits, court papers filed by American Apparel say.
  
  "Not only did Mr. Charney connect to the character's predicament in that scene, Mr. Charney connected to the public scandal that had plagued Mr Allen's personal life," the court papers said.
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  American Apparel founder Dov Charney said in a statement released last week that he had "deep respect" for Allen, who was "a source of inspiration to me."

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  Published on: 5/19/2009    Last Visited: 5/20/2009  

  American Apparel president Dov Charney told reporters it wasn't his decision to settle. The Los Angeles-based company's insurance company "controlled the defense" in the case, he said.
  
  "I'm not sorry for expressing myself," he said.

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  Published on: 3/1/2007    Last Visited: 10/15/2008  

  On their website, American Apparel presents a short documentary profiling founder and CEO Dov Charney as a flighty, fun and hip business owner. He appears to have a jovial relationship with his staff, and knows all the right things to say—sweatshop-free, worker benefits, advanced technology and (some) sustainable, organic cotton.
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  The feature cleverly and pointedly exposes the anti-union stance of, and sexual harassment allegations against, founder and CEO Dov Charney.
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  Charney boasts his technology manufactures the best product, but with the amount of cash he is sitting on, even after paying employees their phenomenal wages, one would think the clothing would stay together while worn.
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  "Dov had never shown any interest up to this time in the sweatshop issue whatsoever," says Adam Neiman, CEO of No Sweat Apparel, American Apparel's biggest anti-sweatshop and pro-union competitor.
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  Charney simply knows the shtick, as he boasts that workers in other countries would be getting only two dollars a day or even a week. Who would complain about AA's work environment?
  
  Selling Sex Reading Charney's vivid commentary in Clamor's exposé regarding his amateur, soft-core porn ads was disconcerting. And worse was learning of worker allegations against Charney and the slew of sexual harassment charges. Essentially, three former employees are suing Charney for sexual harassment. According to these women, Charney refrained from sexual coercion, but created a wholly intolerable, intimidating atmosphere with unnecessary "libidinous testosterone." To add to Charney's atypical work ethic is his uninhibited "business and pleasure" attitude. Charney claims the criticism stems from what he refers to as a "new wave of feminism and sexual control," and that his "hyper-sexualized workplace reflects the liberated spirit of youth culture."
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  While American Apparel is undoubtedly a huge leader in alternative garments, we abhor the sexual harassment cases against Dov Charney, the sexploitation of women to sell garments and anti-union stances. As Dez Williams of Clamor puts it, "In light of [Charney's] status as self-professed masturbatory exhibitionist and equal-opportunity employee fondler, I would have serious reservations about shaking American Apparel senior partner Dov Charney's hand. His seemingly strong sociopolitical message has taken a back seat to tales of union busting and sexual harassment." How do we justify supporting Dov Charney's capitalization on our progressive demand?

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  Published on: 4/27/2009    Last Visited: 5/13/2009  

  Dov Charney
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  Dov Charney has served as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of American Apparel since the consummation of the Acquisition on December 12, 2007. Prior to the Acquisition, Mr. Charney served as founder, director, chief executive officer and president of Old American Apparel and its predecessor companies since their formation in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1989. Mr. Charney is a graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall and attended Tufts University.
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  Other than the bonus payment that will be paid to Mr. Charney as described below and bonus payments that were paid to Ms. Crucillo as part of her annual salary as reported in column (c) of this Summary Compensation Table pursuant to her employment agreement, as discussed below in “Description of Employment Agreements,” there were no annual or other bonuses awarded to Named Officers for the year ended December 31, 2008.
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  As described in more detail under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” above, the Compensation Committee approved a bonus for Mr. Charney for his service for the year ended December 31, 2008, in an amount equal to $250,000.
  
  (3) Mr. Charney did not receive any salary or bonus from American Apparel prior to the Acquisition. As a stockholder of Old American Apparel, and as a result of the S Corporation status of the company, Mr. Charney was allocated income based on the net profits of Old American Apparel and, from time to time, received distributions of the profits, which are included in the “Salary” amounts here. During 2007 and 2006, Mr. Charney received distributions from Old American Apparel on his allocable income amounting to $2,963,021 and $348,000, respectively. For Mr. Charney, amounts presented also include salary of $39,041 for the period from December 12, 2007, the date of the consummation of the Acquisition, through December 31, 2007 pursuant to his employment agreement with the Company, described in more detail under “Description of Employment Agreements” below, and management fees earned under an arrangement with Old American Apparel’s Canadian subsidiaries amounting to $5,302,326 for 2007 and $2,046,379 for 2006.
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  All other compensation also includes personal benefits provided by Old American Apparel and the Company, including payment of the executive officer’s share of the company’s health insurance premium and $15,000 in life insurance premiums paid on policies held jointly by the Company and Mr. Charney.

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  Published on: 12/8/2008    Last Visited: 12/8/2008  

  Lawsuits: Dov Charney's Legal Woes Get Weirder
  
  2008 11 AA.jpgWhile American Apparel continues to take over every remaining storefront in Manhattan, its CEO, Dov Charney, is busy fighting an increasingly complicated lawsuit.
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  American Apparel agreed to settle for $1.3 million if she'd allow them to send out a press release announcing that arbitration had "found" Charney not guilty.

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  Published on: 12/28/2007    Last Visited: 1/18/2008  

  When American Apparel founder Dov Charney placed a quarter-page ad in the business section of The New York Times on Dec. 21 stating the plight of an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S., he knew he would get a lot of bang for his buck.But he wasn't quite prepared to deal with the resulting attention."We didn't want to spend a lot of money on [the ad].We might be doing more, but one ad in The New York Times goes a long way.I think a lot of people are going to find it historical because not many retailers speak out on this issue," Charney told WWD.
  
  But he wasn't willing to verbalize any concrete plans for proposed action or legislation, locally or nationally."I am thinking it through.I want to see if I can play a role in bringing some intelligence in this issue," he said.
  
  When pushed about specific action, Charney added, "I'm just a 38-year-old guy in the schmatta business here trying to figure out how to do something."
  
  The ad, which pictured a 24-year-old American Apparel employee of Hispanic descent, didn't say whether the firm has illegal immigrants among its 7,000-person worldwide workforce."I'm not making any statements or assumptions about my employees.This could be any employer in Los Angeles," said Charney, though he added, "One of the major stakeholders in my company is my employees and we want to make sure we do the most we can to advance their condition."
  
  The purchase of the Los Angeles-based American Apparel by Endeavor Acquisition Corp. became final earlier this month, but Charney, who has said in the past that politics don't sell, said he didn't know yet what impact the ad would have on his business or what his shareholders would think.
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  Charney Goes to Washington," to paraphrase the Jimmy Stewart film.But the long-controversial apparel figure aims to make an impact in his hometown, pointing to the example of Levi's desegregating its factories in San Francisco during the civil rights movement."Why did Levi's do it?Probably because it was the right thing to do at the time.And they became known as a company that represented what America was all about," said Charney."What Levi's was to San Francisco, we aspire to be to Los Angeles," said Charney.See original article:http://www.wwd.com/issue/article/121166

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  Published on: 5/21/2009    Last Visited: 5/24/2009  

  American Apparel CEO Dov Charney has said the billboards were designed to make a joke comparing Allen (labeled in Yiddish text as a supreme rabbi) to the plight of the company, which was facing several sexual harassment lawsuits. Charney says the company removed the billboards after less than a week when Allen's representatives complained.
  
  Allen sued in March 2008, saying the billboards violated his right to privacy and right to publicity. American Apparel denied the claims and argued that the use of Allen's image was protected by the First Amendment and various legal exceptions for public interest, fair use, parody and social commentary, and that Allen had released the rights he had on the image. The case was set to be tried in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York.
  
  Outside the courthouse on Monday, May 18, Allen told reporters, "It's of course possible by going through the trial a jury might have awarded me more money but this is not how I make my living and five million dollars is enough to discourage American Apparel or any one else from ever trying such a thing again," according to The Daily News.
  
  Charney posted a response to the settlement on the American Apparel blog. He says American Apparel's insurance company was responsible for the settlement, and adds: "I also harbor a sense of remorse and sadness for not arguing an important issue regarding the First Amendment, particularly the ability of an individual or corporation to invoke the likeness of a public figure in a satiric and social statement. In his blog post, Charney writes: "The billboards were designed to inspire dialogue.

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  Published on: 5/21/2009    Last Visited: 5/22/2009  

  American Apparel CEO Dov Charney has said the billboards were designed to make a joke comparing Allen (labeled in Yiddish text as a supreme rabbi) to the plight of the company, which was facing several sexual harassment lawsuits. Charney says the company removed the billboards after less than a week when Allen's representatives complained. llen sued in March 2008, saying the billboards violated his right to privacy and right to publicity. American Apparel denied the claims and argued that the use of Allen's image was protected by the First Amendment and various legal exceptions for public interest, fair use, parody and social commentary, and that Allen had released the rights he had on the image. The case was set to be tried in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Outside the courthouse on Monday, May 18, Allen told reporters, "It's of course possible by going through the trial a jury might have awarded me more money but this is not how I make my living and five million dollars is enough to discourage American Apparel or any one else from ever trying such a thing again," according to The Daily News.Charney posted a response to the settlement on the American Apparel blog. He says American Apparel's insurance company was responsible for the settlement, and adds: "I also harbor a sense of remorse and sadness for not arguing an important issue regarding the First Amendment, particularly the ability of an individual or corporation to invoke the likeness of a public figure in a satiric and social statement. In his blog post, Charney writes: "The billboards were designed to inspire dialogue.

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