--- title: Ryan Seacrest: Stylist Details Sexual Misconduct Claims description: A stylist has publicly accused Ryan Seacrest of sexual assaulting her for years. 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For giving voice to open secrets, for moving whisper networks onto social networks, for pushing all of us to stop accepting the unacceptable, the Silence Breakers are the 2017 Person of the Year._ by [Laignee Barron](https://time.com/author/laignee-barron/) ## Laignee Barron Feb 27, 2018 8:52 AM UTC  TV personality Ryan Seacrest attends the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 28, 2018 in New York City. TV personality Ryan Seacrest attends the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 28, 2018 in New York City.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Laignee Barron](https://time.com/author/laignee-barron/) ## Laignee Barron Feb 27, 2018 8:52 AM UTC A personal stylist has accused _American Idol_ host Ryan Seacrest of sexually abusing and harassing her for years, and is publicly detailing her claims after an internal investigation dismissed her complaint. On Monday, Suzie Hardy told _Variety_ that [Seacrest started sexually harassing](http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/ryan-seacrest-sexual-abuse-allegations-stylist-details-1202710460/) her soon after she landed a job as his personal stylist at E! News in 2006\. The single mother said she endured the unwanted, sexually aggressive touching, groping and attention for fear of losing her job. In 2013, when Hardy reported the alleged workplace abuse to her company’s human resources department, she says she was fired. Seacrest, who co-hosts ABC’s talk show _Live with Kelly & Ryan_ and produces _Keeping Up with the Kardashians_, was the first to make the sexual misconduct accusations public when he [issued a vigorous denial](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ryan-seacrest-denies-reckless-misconduct-allegations-stylist-1059704) last November. “Recently, someone that worked as a wardrobe stylist for me nearly a decade ago at _E! News_, came forward with a complaint suggesting I behaved inappropriately toward her. If I made her feel anything but respected, I am truly sorry. I dispute these reckless allegations and I plan to cooperate with any corporate inquiries that may result,” Seacrest said [in his statement](http://people.com/tv/ryan-seacrest-stylist-alleges-he-grabbed-her-crotch/). E! announced in January that its investigation into the sexual misconduct claims against Seacrest had concluded with “insufficient” evidence of wrongdoing. Hardy told _Variety_ that she was opting to speak out for the first time about the allegations because she felt “total exasperation” after her complaint was dismissed. “It was obvious the investigator was whitewashing it for Seacrest’s side,” she claimed, adding that the investigator never contacted four witnesses who she claimed would corroborate her story. Seacrest’s lawyer, Adam Baum, told PEOPLE in a statement that “[it is upsetting](http://people.com/tv/ryan-seacrest-stylist-alleges-he-grabbed-her-crotch/)” that _Variety_ chose to run Hardy’s “untrue allegations”. “They were told that the accuser threatened to make those false claims against him unless he paid her $15 million,” Baum said. 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