A former personal chef of Woody Allen and wife Soon-Yi Previn has filed a lawsuit alleging they fired him for taking time off to train in the U.S. Army Reserves and then questioning payment improprieties upon his return.

Hermie Fajardo, who began working for the couple in June, said Tuesday in a lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court that Allen, 89, and Previn, 54, canned him after he questioned his pay and took time off to train in the U.S. Army Reserves, the Associated ...

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'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.

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.