Al Gore's Distant Cousin Sues Sperm Bank, Alleging Harassment Following Appearance on 'Beverly Hills Pawn'

LOS ANGELES, CA - A woman who appeared on the reality show "Beverly Hills Pawn" is suing the sperm bank where she worked, alleging she was forced to quit due to sexual harassment and discrimination.

Rosemary Gore -- who according to the Internet Movie Database, or IMDb, is a distant cousin of former Vice President Al Gore -- filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against California Cryobank LLC; its president Richard Jennings; and two of her former bosses, Jeff Geller and Lynn Hughes.

A California Cryobank representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the suit filed Friday, alleging sexual harassment, sex discrimination, wrongful termination and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Gore is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.

According to the complaint, Gore was hired at the company as a cord blood educator in November 2013. In early 2014, Geller told Gore that dark stains around her desk and work area were semen, the suit states.

In February 2014, Geller mocked Gore in the salesroom with a recording of her appearance on "Beverly Hills Pawn," the suit says. When she asked him to stop, he took the recording to Hughes, who did not put a halt to Geller's behavior, according to the lawsuit.

Three months later, Gore was demoted, and in late 2014, Hughes, citing seniority, denied Gore permission to visit her aging parents, the suit states.

Gore, who believes she was subjected to disparate treatment because of her gender, says she was forced to quit in July 2015.

Gore appeared as a guest star for two episodes of "Beverly Hills Pawn" in 2013-14, according to IMDb.

-- City News Service, photo via Shutterstock