After a pair of female undercover reporters exposed rampant sexual exploitation of women at a men-only, black-tie charity dinner billed as “the most un-PC event of the year,” a reportedly disgusted Tesla has withdrawn its sale of a Model X that was auctioned off at the event.
Two reporters from the Financial Times got into the annual Presidents Club Charity Dinner in London, and the news outlet reported their experiences in a widely read exposé published Jan. 23.
More than 350 bigwigs in British industry, politics and finance were served by 130 “specially hired hostesses,” the FT reported.
Among those hostesses were two reporter-moles from the FT, and reporters were also able to access surrounding bars and the dining hall, according to the FT.
Hostesses had been instructed to wear “skimpy black outfits with matching underwear and high heels.”
“Over the course of six hours, many of the hostesses were subjected to groping, lewd comments and repeated requests to join diners in bedrooms,” according to the FT.
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