Ex-Brookfield VP Claims Wrongful Firing Over Charlie Kirk Post

A former Brookfield Asset Management senior vice president sued the firm, claiming it wrongfully fired her over a social media post following the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.

Jennifer Kipley, who joined Brookfield’s global client group in 2022, claims in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in New York state court that her post about Kirk was misinterpreted and that she became the target of stalking by an “online mob” who demanded she be terminated from her job.

“Within a 48-hour window, Brookfield made the craven choice to throw Ms. Kipley to the wolves,” her lawyers wrote. She claims ...