Ariane Zucker reaches settlement on sexual harassment allegations

“Days of Our Lives” actress Ariane Zucker has reached a settlement with the series’ producers following her 2024 lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and discrimination on the set of the series.

The notice of settlement was filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. No further details about the settlement were included. Zucker’s lawyer could not immediately be reached for comment.

Zucker has starred on “Days of Our Lives” since 1998, playing the character Nicole Walker. In her February 2024 lawsuit, she alleged that former executive producer Albert Allard subjected her and other employees to “severe and pervasive harassment and discrimination, including sexual harassment, based on their female gender.”

Zucker claimed that Alar was grabbing her and hugging her, “intentionally pushing her breasts into his chest” while he was moaning sexually, according to the lawsuit. She also claimed he would make “sexually charged comments” to her.

“Our client continues to deny the accusations in the complaint,” Alar’s ​​attorney, Robert Barta, said in a statement. “However, in order to bring the lawsuit to an end, he agreed to settle. This decision was made solely to end the dispute and move forward.”

Zucker’s lawsuit also names Corday Productions, which oversees the show, and its owner, Ken Corday, as defendants in the suit, alleging retaliation. Zucker claimed her pay was reduced and her travel stipend was canceled after she expressed her concerns. In June 2023, she said that her character had been written off the show after 20 years.

Several months later, Corday Productions offered to renew Zucker’s contract, but allegedly did not negotiate with her representatives for higher pay, the lawsuit said.

Lawyers for Corday and Corday Productions did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Corday Productions previously told The Times in a statement that Zucker’s claims were “baseless” and that she had been offered a pay increase based on an offer to renew her contract. The company said at the time that complaints regarding Allard’s behavior during filming were “immediately investigated” and that the company “fully cooperated with the impartial investigation and subsequently terminated Mr. Allard’s employment.”

“Days of Our Lives” aired on Comcast-owned NBC from November 8, 1965, to September 9, 2022, before moving to the Comcast streaming platform Peacock in 2022.