Former Avenue Capital employee in a legal fight with billionaire boss Marc Lasry claims she was offered $5 million to 'settle without an attorney'

• A erstwhile Avenue Capital fundraiser claims Marc Lasry offered her a $5 cardinal colony successful May.
• Earlier this month, Lasry revenge a suit against Gina Strum, claiming she was trying to extort $50 million.
• A connection from Lasry claims nan latest filings are a publicity stunt for her "malicious threats."

Billionaire Avenue Capital cofounder Marc Lasry offered a erstwhile female worker who accused him of years of intersexual harassment a $5 cardinal colony successful May, according to caller ineligible filings from Gina Strum's lawyers.

Strum, a erstwhile fundraiser for Avenue who was accused successful a civilian suit of blackmailing Lasry and Avenue for $50 million, said successful her latest ineligible filings that Lasry wanted to "settle without an attorney" aft being presented pinch nan grounds that yet was put into a suit she revenge past week.

Strum's lawyers revenge a mobility to disregard Lasry's original lawsuit, which he revenge connected October 18. The mobility was revenge pinch a memo that included texts betwixt nan parties arsenic exhibits to show really Lasry was pushing Strum not to bring lawyers into their back-and-forth.

"Plaintiff Lasry went arsenic acold arsenic to connection to salary nan Defendant's attorneys' fees and nan costs of mediation successful speech for nan Defendant refraining from filing a suit exposing Plaintiff Lasry's egregious abuse," nan filing, which was revenge Tuesday successful New York authorities court, reads.

A connection from Lasry said that Strum "is seeking to make publicity successful continuation of her malicious threats." The connection besides said that Avenue "will litigate these matters successful nan judicial forum and not successful nan media."

It's nan latest improvement successful an explosive conflict betwixt nan well-known Lasry, nan erstwhile co-owner of nan NBA's Milwaukee Bucks and a megadonor to Democratic campaigns, and his erstwhile employee.

Lasry and Avenue first revenge a lawsuit against Strum, claiming that she was trying to extort $50 cardinal from nan patient to extremity her from making things "really ugly" for it. The suit included texts and emails from Strum that Lasry's ineligible squad said demonstrated Strum's obsession pinch her billionaire boss.

One connection included reads: "Did you hide astir me? My life doesn't really activity without you. Stop punishing me."

Days aft Lasry revenge his suit, Strum responded pinch her ain lawsuit, claiming years of intersexual harassment and unwanted rubbing from Lasry. There was nary mention of nan $5 cardinal connection successful her suit, though CK Hoffler, a lawyer for Strum, said, "It was important to group nan grounds consecutive connected nan grounds successful this lawsuit surrounding Marc Lasry's connection to Gina Strum."

"He offered that money successful an effort to power nan process and guarantee her silence," Hoffler said successful a statement.