Brittany Alvarado’s July 3 social media posts created firestorm of criticism, but lawsuit by Wave FC president Jill Ellis claims allegations are false
San Diego Wave FC President Jill Ellis has filed a defamation lawsuit against a former employee whose widely circulated social media posts earlier this month
Ellis, who won World Cups in 2015 and 2019 while coaching the U.S. Women’s National Team, became president of Wave FC in January 2021 ahead of the San Diego club’s inaugural 2022 season in the National Women’s Soccer League. The suit alleges that Alvarado’s “false and defamatory statements have caused tremendous harm to Ellis and her personal and professional reputation.”
Alvarado’s social media posts, one of which remains pinned at the top of her profile on X, formerly Twitter, claimed that she and other employees had endured treatment under Ellis’ leadership that was “nothing short of life-altering and devastating to our mental health.” The lawsuit contains a second screenshot of the same email showing it was sent from a Hotmail account spoofing a team executive’s name, not an official team account. Ellis alleges the same email account impersonating the executive also sent messages to NWSL’s commissioner, the league’s head of human resources and a Wave FC employee.
On at least three occasions, Alvarado’s direct supervisor or the team’s general manager spoke to her about maintaining appropriate professional boundaries between staff and players, according to the lawsuit.
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