A transgender woman is suing NBCUniversal and Universal Studios, alleging her full-time work scheduled was sharply reduced in 2025 after she complained about harassment and discrimination by her male boss, who she says also solicited her for sex.
Nikki Campus’ Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit allegations include discrimination, harassment, whistleblower retaliation, wrongful termination and intentional infliction of emotional distress. She seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
An NBC representative did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the suit brought Wednesday.
Campus was hired in May 2010 as a crafts service person and her duties included preparing and cleaning stages, moving equipment, working with grip operators and prop makers and coordinating operations with sound and editing teams. She began transitioning from male to female in 2019 and almost right away was subjected to derogatory comments from colleagues, including one man who called her transition an “abomination” and invited her to speak to his pastor, the suit states.
Three years later, Campus’ new supervisor asked her if her she had surgery on her posterior, the suit contends. The alleged disrespectful remarks continued in the ensuing years, according to the suit, which further states that the boss caressed one of her thighs when the two were riding in a golf cart in 2025.
As the plaintiff and her boss left the cart, the married supervisor solicited sex from Campus, saying he was “not opposed” to cheating on his wife, the suit states.
“At that point, plaintiff became overwhelmed and quickly walked away without responding,” according to the suit.
From then on, the supervisor began berating her, falsely accusing her of working too slowly, not letting her do her job properly and requiring her to do menial cleaning jobs, according to the suit.
Co-workers told Campus that the boss was opining that the plaintiff was really a man who should not be using the women’s restroom, the suit further states. Campus complained to management and after the first of two investigations into the boss he accused her of using his personal broom to sweep a stage and said he could do anything he wanted to, the suit alleges.
Campus interviewed for and was denied a department head role in November 2025 and the next month her scheduled was reduced from full-time to only a few hours every few weeks, the suit states. Campus alleges the reduction of her work hours was due to her complaints about her boss. She says she has suffered both financial losses and emotional distress.