Royal Winnipeg Ballet Agrees to $10M Settlement Over Instructor’s Photographs

Royal Winnipeg Ballet Agrees to $10M Settlement Over Instructor’s Photographs
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet has agreed to pay $10 million on behalf of itself and Bruce Monk in exchange for a dismissal of claims against the two. ShutterStock
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WINNIPEG—A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against the Royal Winnipeg Ballet over allegations a former teacher and photographer took intimate photos of students and released them without their consent.

Lawyers for the plaintiffs say in a release that the dance company has agreed to pay $10 million on behalf of itself and Bruce Monk in exchange for a dismissal of claims against the two.