A celebrity reporter for CBS filed a lawsuit against two of his bosses at the network this week, claiming one drunkenly groped and kissed him at a Christmas party and that the other aggressively came onto him during an after-hours meeting. Kenneth Lombardi, who goes by Ken, was a red carpet regular for CBS New York, interviewing stars from Oprah to Ashton Kutcher and Arnold Schwarzenegger. However Lombardi, who is openly bisexual, says he was forced to quit his job in November and relocate to Los Angeles after two alleged sexual harassment involving two separate male bosses. Lawsuit: Kenneth Lombardi, a former entertainment reporter at CBS, claims he was sexually harassed by two male colleagues and that the network failed to reconcile his complaints. He is seen here reporting at the red carpet premiere of Arnold Schwarzenegger thriller Sabotage . Plaintiff: He also claims he was forced to leave his job as a result, and is seeking damages for violation of labor laws, emotional distress and discrimination . Furthermore he accuses the HR department at CBS of failing to reconcile either incident. The first alleged encounter occurred at a CBS Christmas party in December 2013. Lombardi claims Duane Tollison, a senior producer, grabbed his crotch and kissed his neck in front of other colleagues, The New York Daily News reported. Lombardi was upset and left the party. The next day, Tollison sent him an email, which has been included in the lawsuit. 'I wanted to apologize if anything I did offended you or crossed a line. I like to get a little crazy. If you weren't offended, then let's do it again. LOL How is your day so far? :)' Tollison wrote in the email. Defendant: Duane Tollison, a senior producer at CBS, allegedly kissed his former colleague Ken Lombardi at a 2013 work Christmas party and grabbed his crotch. Lombardi is now suing . Then, on May 8, 2014, Lombardi asked for career advice from Albert 'Chip' Colley, the CBS Evening News Director. The two went for drinks at Manhattan bar Hardware, a known gay haunt in Hell's Kitchen. The lawsuit says Colley got drunk, touched Lombardi's leg and kissed him. It also says Colley texted him links to porn sites. The documents further say Colley lambasted Lombardi for his sexual orientation. Defendant: CBS Evening News Director, Albert 'Chip' Colley, allegedly came onto Lombardi while having drinks at a Hells Kitchen bar in May 2014. He also allegedly sent him links to porn sites . 'Colley told (Lombardi) that he did not really believe being 'bisexual' was real and told plaintiff that he was actually completely gay,' documents read. Lombardi says he reported both incidents' to HR, but that they went 'nowhere'. The lawsuit also singles out the manager of Lombardi's department, Paula Cohen, who he says was aware of the complaints and allegedly tormented him for making them. Red carpet reporter: Kenneth Lombardi, who goes by Ken, was a red carpet regular for CBS New York, interviewing stars from Oprah to Ashton Kutcher and Arnold Schwarzenegger . He claims Cohen created a 'girl's club' within the entertainment department to disclude him and would yell at him. Lombardi says he was forced to quit in November. He now lives in LA. Lombardi is suing CBS, Duane Tollison and Albert Colley for violation of labor laws, infliction of emotional distress and discrimination.
Kenneth Lombardi was a red carpet reporter for CBS New York . He claims Duane Tollison, a senior producer, grabbed his crotch and kissed his neck in front of other colleagues at a December 2013 work party . Tollison later sent an email saying: 'If you weren't offended lets do it again' Lombardi also claims Evening News Directior Albert Colley touched and kissed him over drinks in May 2014 . He is suing CBS, Tollison and Colley for unspecified damages .