Sekiko Sakai garrison Sexual harassment allegations

NEW YORK: Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks his mind and that is a big part of his appeal in anything-goes New York.

But new details from a sexual harassment lawsuit he settled in 2000 and other racy comments over the years show how his blunt style could prove a liability if he runs for president as an independent.

Before his election as mayor in 2001, Bloomberg was the target of a sexual harassment lawsuit by a female executive who accused him of making repeated raunchy sexual comments while he was chief executive of his financial company, Bloomberg LP.