Hot on the heels of rape and kidnapping charges for a Boston-area Uber driver, the scandal-plagued taxi service has added a celebrity to its roster of victims: Nikki Williams.
The South African singer-songwriter had hired a car in Los Angeles for a presumably uneventful ride home. Once she arrived, however, her chauffeur made an aggressive move:
Just reported my Uber driver for sexual Harrassment. He tried to grab & kiss on me in my own driveway. Fought him off and ran inside. #WTF
— Nikki Williams (@nikkiwilliams) December 20, 2014
We’ve reached out to Williams for further comment and will update with details as we receive them, but her experience reconfirms the uselessness of Uber’s employee background checks.
Meanwhile, it sounds as if drivers working for Uber and Lyft have more than their fair share of consensual sex on the job.
Thinking of becoming a full-time pedestrian? Can’t say we blame you.
Update Dec. 20, 2:52pm ET: Uber has issued a statement: “Uber has zero tolerance for this behavior and we apologize to Ms. Williams for the awful experience. We immediately deactivated the driver and have begun an investigation.”
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