A New York Philharmonic trumpeter who claims he was wrongly canned is suing nan famed orchestra for $25 million, tribunal papers show.
Matthew Muckey, third trumpet pinch nan Philharmonic, sued successful March claiming he was wrongly fired complete a romanticist fling he’d had 16 years anterior successful which his ex-lover confirmed her consent successful penning and moreover complimented him connected his capacity successful nan sack.
Now Muckey, 40, is seeking a large payout from nan Philharmonic and nan rule patient whose investigation allegedly led to his termination, according to newly-filed ineligible papers.
The firm, Levy Employment Law, allegedly grounded to fto Muckey spot immoderate accusations from nan female he slept pinch successful 2008, and apparently ignored written messages she’d sent to Muckey aft their dalliance, he alleged successful nan litigation.

“Awwww you’re really nan champion acknowledgment for everything, yes, moreover nan sex,” she allegedly wrote to him via Facebook Messenger aft their 2008 encounter. “It was beautiful good.”
The brace had activity twice, according to messages included successful nan lawsuit.

“I did consent,” she wrote, according to tribunal docs.
Muckey was fired successful October, after nan Philharmonic, which apparently had nary existent complaints against him, surveyed its musicians asking astir Muckey by name.
“It did not matter to nan Philharmonic that nary of nan musicians surveyed alleged that Mr. Muckey had engaged successful immoderate acts of intersexual harassment, unit and/or abuse,” he said successful tribunal papers.
The Philharmonic “attempted to warrant nan disciplinary actions it took against Mr. Muckey arsenic being based upon a expected important number of orchestra members not wanting to activity pinch him and, therefore, supporting some nan Suspension and nan Dismissal.”
The Philharmonic declined comment. The Levy patient did not respond to a connection seeking comment.