The personal private jet steward to McLaren Formula One boss Ron Dennis has launched a legal battle against him, claiming he was unfairly sacked over unfounded rumours that he was gay. Peter Boland, 27, told an employment tribunal in Southampton that relations with the millionaire racing chief broke down "dramatically" after the claims were circulated among colleagues. But when he complained about victimisation he was warned that things could turn "nasty" if he tried to take on the racing operation, whose drivers include British world title hope Lewis Hamilton, it was alleged. Mr Boland, who was dismissed from his £32,000-a-year job last September, claimed that the rumours, spread by management, led to unwanted advances from a male colleague. The tribunal also heard allegations that a "private investigator" working for...
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