Kenny Lofton ‘exposed female social media manager to photos of his penis,’ according to a lawsuit

Kenny Lofton exposed a female employee to explicit pictures of his penis and fired a male employee after he tried to report the incident, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles civil court against the former Major League All-Star and two investment firms he co-owns.

Brandyn Toney, the former chief creative officer at Lofton’s Centerblock Asset Management, claims he was fired and denied his $85,000 salary in June after reporting that a female coworker had been exposed to images of Lofton’s penis.

According to Toney’s filing, which has been obtained by DailyMail.com, the female employee – a social media manager – reported the problem to the company’s attorney in February, claiming that she was exposed to images of Lofton’s penis which he had sent over Instagram’s private messaging tool.

‘In that same conversation, this female employee informed Plaintiff Defendant LOFTON was sending pictures of his penis through DMs to various women on Instagram,’ read the filing. ‘This female employee added that back in February she informed in-house counsel for Defendants, Defendant LIU, that LOFTON was sending pictures of his penis though his DMs because she was seeing them when monitoring LOFTON’s Instagram DMs, which is part of her job duties.’

Toney claimed he learned of the alleged incident in June and notified the same company attorney whom she had previously alerted. Within two hours of notifying the attorney, Toney was fired without being paid, according to the filing.

Kenny Lofton exposed a female employee to explicit pictures of his penis and fired a male employee after he tried to report the incident, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles civil court against the former Major League All-Star and two investment firms he co-owns

According to Toney’s filing (pictured), the female employee reported the problem to the company’s attorney in February, claiming that she was exposed to images of Lofton’s penis which he had sent over Instagram’s private messaging tool. The woman monitored Lofton’s social media accounts as part of her duties

Toney claimed he learned of the alleged incident in June and notified the same company attorney whom she had previously alerted. Within two hours of notifying the attorney, Toney was fired without being paid, according to the filing (pictured)

Toney, the plaintiff, was ‘devastated,’ according to the filing, which claims he worked ‘grueling’ hours for both Centerblock Asset Management and Proxime Corporation.

‘He idolized LOFTON, who represented a positive black-male role-model when PLAINTIFF was growing up without a father,’ read the filing. ‘The opportunity to work for LOFTON was akin to stepping into a Hollywood script – a chance to work for a childhood hero.’

Both Centerblock and Proxime have also been named as defendants in the lawsuit, as senior executives and other personnel.

Toney’s lawsuit claims claims retaliation, breach of contract, failure to prevent harassment, and other charges. He is seeking his $85,000, as well as unspecified damages.

A six-time All-Star, Lofton was one of the most feared leadoff hitters in baseball for the Cleveland Indians (now: Guardians) in the 1990s, winning four Gold Gloves and leading the American League in steals for five consecutive seasons

Centerblock spokespeople did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com’s request for comment.

A six-time All-Star, Lofton was one of the most feared leadoff hitters in baseball for the Cleveland Indians (now: Guardians) in the 1990s, winning four Gold Gloves and leading the American League in steals for five consecutive seasons.

He retired in 2007 after a 17-year career with 11 teams, 10 of which he played with only briefly.

Lofton recently became interested in non fungible tokens, leading him to launch Centerbclock in 2021.

The company website boasts relationships with other former athletes, such as retired Los Angeles Lakers guard and coach Byron Scott and basketball Hall of Famers, Gary Payton and George Gervin.

Lofton, himself, was a college basketball player at the University of Arizona, when Payton starred for Pac-10 conference rival, Oregon State.

Centerblock’s website also claims the company has business relationships with baseball greats such as Reggie Jackson, Daryl Strawberry, and Gary Sheffield, among others.