Dolan, MSG targeted transgender woman, sexual assault accuser according to federal lawsuit
James Dolan’s controversial use of facial recognition technology at MSG is more intrusive than previously thought, according to a discrimination lawsuit filed against the Midtown venue this week in Manhattan federal court.
Donald Ingrasselino, a former New Jersey law enforcement official, alleged in the suit that he was wrongfully fired after repeatedly raising objections to MSG’s surveillance practices and after seeking accommodations for his Type 1 diabetes.
The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York, claims the technology — along with MSG's entire security apparatus — was used unlawfully to “target personal enemies of the Company” rather than to keep concert-goers or sports fans safe.
The venue’s use of facial recognition, first reported in 2018, has drawn condemnation after fans said they’ve been barred from events simply for being critical of Dolan, who owns the arena. One fan discovered he was banned for life from MSG for a t-shirt he made years before, only when he arrived and had his face scanned at the venue.
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