Michelle Ritter, a 31-year-old tech entrepreneur and former lover of Democratic megadonor and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, accused the billionaire of rape, surveillance and other abuses in a Los Angeles County Superior Court lawsuit.
New York Post reports that Michelle Ritter, the former lover of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, has made serious allegations against the tech giant in a Los Angeles County Superior Court lawsuit. The 31-year-old tech entrepreneur claims Schmidt, 70, subjected her to sexual battery, harassment, domestic violence and violations of computer hacking and wiretapping laws during their relationship, which began in 2020.
According to court documents, Ritter claims Schmidt raped her on a yacht in November 2021, pinning her against a shower wall and ignoring her pleas to stop. She also claims he initiated sex while she slept at the Burning Man festival in Nevada in August 2023.
Breitbart News previously reported that Ritter filed a lawsuit against Schmidt, accusing him of abuse and harassment:
Michelle Ritter, the ex-lover of former Google CEO and left-wing mega-donor Eric Schmidt, has filed a lawsuit accusing the 70-year-old billionaire of harassment, abuse and “toxic masculinity.” High-profile court documents obtained Mailreports that Ritter, 31, claims the 70-year-old tech mogul subjected her to “absolute digital surveillance” as the couple secretly fought over money, a failed artificial intelligence startup and access to a sprawling Bel Air mansion.
Ritter, who met Schmidt while a student at Columbia University and began dating him in 2020, filed for a temporary restraining order against the tech mogul late last year. In early December, they entered into a “written settlement agreement” requiring Schmidt to pay Ritter “substantial payments,” but just a week later she filed an explosive “domestic violence restraining order” against him. The order was withdrawn three weeks later after both sides apparently reached a new agreement.
Ritter further accuses Schmidt of unwanted voyeurism, claiming that he secretly took nude photographs of her, including going into the bathroom to take photos while she was showering. She describes Schmidt as a “promiscuous individual,” alleging that he stripped and exposed himself to the flight crew of his private jet and carried marijuana on the plane.
Allegations of physical abuse include being pushed numerous times, leaving bruises and scratches, and being intimidated by shouting inches from her face. Ritter also accuses Schmidt of pressuring her to look “really hot and sexy” at business meetings, urging her to use prescription stimulants to lose weight, and later ridiculing her for looking “emaciated.”
In addition to the allegations of physical and sexual abuse, Ritter alleges that Schmidt installed spyware on her computer in November 2021, allowing access to her messages, emails and documents. She alleges that Schmidt admitted to creating a “back door” on Google's servers to access someone's personal information, extending not only to her but also to targeted employees.
According to court documents, the relationship ended after photos of Schmidt with a 22-year-old woman surfaced in early 2024. After the breakup, Ritter claims the surveillance intensified, with Schmidt breaking into her Tesla and stealing her laptop while she was having dinner at a restaurant.
Schmidt's lawyer, Patricia Glaser, who previously represented Harvey Weinstein, denies the allegations, calling them “false and defamatory.” Ritter's lawyer, Skip Miller, says the lawsuit seeks to bring justice to a brilliant young woman who was used and abused by a powerful tech billionaire.
The court filing also examines the business relationship between Ritter and Schmidt, which invested $100 million in their shared startup incubator Steel Perlot. Ritter alleges that Schmidt used accounting maneuvers to saddle the company with debt and forced her out of another firm, Knox, stripping her of control over publicly traded companies.
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Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News covering free speech and online censorship.
