The complaint states the couple retaliated with "hostility" after the cook asked fair pay and for returning from a mandatory military training a day longer than originally scheduled

Allen, Previn and manager Pamela Steigmeyer are accused in the lawsuit of violating the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and New York labor law, as well as causing Fajardo humiliation, stress and a loss of earnings.

Woody Allen and his wife, Soon-Yi Previn, have been accused by their former personal chef of wrongfully firing him and then humiliating him by claiming they didn’t like his cooking. Hermie Fajardo, who began working for the couple in June,

Woody Allen's former personal chef has sued the filmmaker, alleging he was fired due to his military service and pay disputes. The chef claims he faced hostility after returning from training and was told retrospectively his cooking wasn't satisfactory,

NEW YORK — Woody Allen‘s former personal chef claims in a lawsuit that the filmmaker and his wife fired him because of his service in the U.S. Army Reserves and questions about his pay, then “rubbed salt on the wounds” by saying they didn’t like his cooking.

Woody Allen’s former private chef claims he was fired due to his complaints of improper wages and for being an active-duty member of the US Army Reserve, according to a new lawsuit Tuesday.

A former chef of Woody Allen is suing the director and his wife Soon-Yi Previn for an alleged wrongful dismissal. Private chef Hermie Fajardo also claims he suffered humiliation and stress at the couple's home.