Halsey Sued by Son’s Fired Nanny, Singer Says Woman Was “Intoxicated”

“Throughout the majority of her employment, [Funches] worked around the clock on consecutive days with little to no day of rest,” her lawsuit states. “In or around October 2021, [Funches] began complaining to [Halsey] about her long working hours and [Halsey’s] failure to pay her overtime wages.”

Funches said in her suit that Halsey paid her a lump sum of $5,000 the following December for her accumulated overtime but that “despite multiple requests,” offered no explanation as to how that sum compensated the nanny for all of her overtime hours to date, and also allegedly continued to deny her such wages even though she “continued to work significant amounts of overtime hours caring for Halsey’s child.”

In response to those claims, Halsey’s attorney tells E! News in their statement, “At no time during this individual’s term of employment with Halsey were any complaints even raised. Consequently, while Halsey is both saddened and disappointed by this turn of events, they feel it is important to refute these allegations publicly. Halsey wants to be absolutely clear that they remain a vocal advocate both against ableism and for ethical working conditions.”

In her lawsuit, Funches included a copy of a discrimination complaint she had filed against Halsey with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing in April. In it, she stated that in March, she experienced retaliation because she requested or used a disability-related accommodation, and as a result, was terminated.