Boston University Addresses Alex Cooper Sexual Harassment Allegations
Originally appeared on E! Online
Boston University is speaking out.
After Alex Cooper—who played soccer for the college from 2013 to 2015—accused her former coach Nancy Feldman of sexual harassment in her new docuseries Call Her Alex, the educational institution addressed her allegations.
"Boston University has a zero-tolerance policy for sexual harassment," the university shared in a statement to E! News June 13. "We have a robust system of resources, support and staff dedicated to student wellbeing and a thorough reporting process through our Equal Opportunity Office."
The statement continued, "We encourage members of our community to report any concerns, and we remain committed to fostering a safe and secure campus environment for all."
Following the release of her docuseries June 10, which details the alleged abuse she experienced, Cooper further slammed the university and Feldman for the alleged mishandling of the situation.
"Nancy Feldman was someone I trusted," she wrote on Instagram June 12. "Someone I believed in. Someone who was supposed to help me grow. Someone who was supposed to protect me. But instead, she made my life a living hell and abused her power over me."
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"She stripped me of my identity and took away what I had worked my entire life for because she didn't control herself. This defined my life for a decade and impacted her life 0%," the Call Her Daddy podcast host alleged. "There was no accountability, no investigation, and no justice."
E! News has reached out to Feldman for comment and has not yet heard back. Neither Feldman nor BU has publicly responded to Cooper's allegations.
After learning that others said they had, and allegedly continue, to experience similar harassment—despite Nancy retiring from BU in 2022—Cooper said she wanted to share her story. She had previously made similar comments during a Tribeca Film Festival panel last week, where she alleged that she "found out" the "harassment" was allegedly continuing at the institution.
"When this initially happened to me I felt like I had no voice," she continued in her caption. "But that is no longer the case. Now I'm coming for all of you who abused your power over innocent young individuals."
In the series, Cooper, now 30, alleged that Feldman "really starting to fixate" on her, more than her teammates. She added, "It was all based in her wanting to know who I was dating, her making comments about my body and her always wanting to be alone with me."
She accused Feldman of playing a "psychotic game of, 'You wanna play? Tell me about your sex life, I have to drive you to your night class, get in the car with me alone.'"
"If I didn't follow this woman's rules," she said, "I was gone."
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