Two exotic dancers who sued the Crazy Girls topless club, alleging they and other performers feel unsafe due to shootings near the Hollywood establishment, have reached a tentative settlement in their case.
Plaintiffs Jasmin Aldana and Mary Jane Vazquez also alleged that some of their tip earnings were diverted to bouncers and that they were pressured to bring in customers to avoid paying hundreds of dollars in “house fees.”
On Thursday, the dancers’ attorneys filed court papers with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Holly Fujie, notifying her of a “conditional” resolution of the case with an expectation that a request for dismissal will be filed by October 2025. No terms were divulged.
In May 2023, the judge stayed the case based on a mutual agreement to arbitrate the dancers’ claims, but the parties subsequently resolved the suit through negotiations, according to the plaintiffs’ attorneys’ court papers.
Aldana began working at Crazy Girls on La Brea Avenue in August 2017 and Vazquez in March 2019.
“During the entirety of plaintiffs’ employment with … Crazy Girls, plaintiffs were constantly concerned for their safety from active shootings or being robbed by customers and held at gunpoint,” the suit stated.
In November 2021, a shooting occurred that caused dozens of people to run frantically out of the building, the suit states. Aldana and Vazquez later said they were worried about their safety, but management’s response was, “What happens near or outside the club is out of our control,” the suit filed in March 2023 stated.
A second shooting occurred outside Crazy Girls in March 2022. When the plaintiffs again expressed their concern, they were told to valet their cars, leave valuables at home and to be extra cautious when leaving the club, according to the suit.
On multiple occasions, tips earned by Aldana and Vazquez would be taken by bouncers, and when the dancers complained, they were told in response, “We don’t even know what you’re talking about,” according to the suit.
Vazquez and Aldana also alleged that club management pressured them to bring in customers or risk paying $500 in house fees, the suit stated.