Ryan Seacrest has been accused of sexual abuse and harassment by former personal stylist Suzie Hardy in a new report from Variety. Hardy told the publication that while she served as Seacrest’s stylist on “E! News” from 2006 to 2013 she was subject to “years of unwanted sexual aggression.” Hardy alleges Seacrest rubbed his erect penis against her while wearing underwear and groped her vagina, among other unwanted physical harassment. When reached for comment by Variety, Seacrest denied Hardy’s allegations.

According to Hardy, she endured the alleged abuse for years so that she could keep her job and provide for her daughter. After Hardy reported the abuse to E!’s human resources department in 2013, her employment was quickly terminated. Hardy’s attorney sent Seacrest and E! Network a letter last November threatening to take legal action if they didn’t “come up with a plan to address the treatment of...