Justin Mateen, the Tinder executive accused of sexually harassing a coworker he had dated, has resigned from the company, USA Today reported on Wednesday.
The resignation came as the dating startup settled the sexual harassment lawsuit from Whitney Wolfe, one of Tinder's early employees.
Tinder is majority owned by Barry Diller's IAC. An IAC spokesman confirmed Tinder had settled the lawsuit without admitting wrongdoing per Mateen's part.
Wolfe, who says she was a Tinder co-founder, alleged in June that she was pushed to resign after speaking up about Mateen's behavior which included "sexist, racist and otherwise inappropriate comments, emails and text messages."
She also claimed she was stripped of her "co-founder" title. Mateen was the Los Angeles company's chief marketing officer.
"Whitney is proud to be a co-founder of Tinder and of the role that she played in the app's success," her attorney David Lowe said in a statement, as reported by USA Today. "She is now pleased to be able to focus her energy, talents, and ideas on exciting new opportunities."
Wolfe stated Tinder had a "frat-like" atmosphere. Her lawsuit included screen grabs of text messages and emails sent to her.
John Mullan, a partner at Rudy Exelrod Zieff & Lowe LLP, the firm representing Wolfe, did not mention the size of the settlement on Monday, according to NBC News. Wolfe had sought compensatory damages, including restitution, lost pay and punitive damages.
Mateen was suspended in the wake of the allegations. The company confirmed in the past that Mateen sent "inappropriate" messages to Wolfe that it "unequivocally condemn(s)," while adding that the "allegations with respect to Tinder and its management are unfounded."
