Married lawyer, 45, reportedly suspended from job after video of him kissing colleague, 29
A lawyer has reportedly been suspended from work after a video of him kissing his colleague went viral on TikTok.
Nathaniel Cullerton, 45, a partner of law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, was filmed by Jay Guapõ (@jayguap3) having an apparent romantic embrace with a younger worker in Central Park.
The woman has been identified as 29-year-old coworker Kelsey Borenzweig, who is an associate in the same department as Cullerton.
People familiar with the matter told the Financial Times that Cullerton was placed on leave ‘pending further investigation’. It is unclear if Borenzweig is under investigation.
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Guapõ interrupted the duo who were making-out on a bench, telling them to ‘get a room’.
“There’s kids around,” he said in the TikTok clip which has over four million views at the time of writing.
In the video, Cullerton stands up with a smile as he attempts to shoo Guapõ away. Borenzweig then asks him to ‘put the phone down’.
“Don’t touch me, don’t touch — if you touch me I’ll have to touch you,” Guapõ adds.
Fans have likened the incident to the infamous 'Coldplay couple' scandal last year.
Cullerton is reportedly married
According to the Daily Mail, Cullerton is said to be married to Moira Penza, 42, who is a partner at another law firm in New York.
The pair reportedly got married in 2016 and share a $2.3 million Upper East Side co-op apartment together.
As of Wednesday morning, both Cullerton's and Borenzweig's profiles were still active on Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz’s website.
They are known to have worked on the recent OpenAI lawsuit that saw Sam Altman emerge victorious against Elon Musk.
The Daily Mail approached Cullerton as he was returning to his apartment - he had nothing to say to the outlet.
LADbible Group has contacted Nathaniel Cullerton, Kelsey Borenzweig and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz for comment.
Central Park kissing video sparks privacy debate
The video sparked a privacy debate as some viewers questioned whether it was ok to film the pair without their consent.
"This is creepy, this is not an episode of Cheaters," one person commented.
"It is morally wrong to film strangers just living their lives outside," a second added. "This? Just two people kissing. Idgaf if they are lawyers, working together, cheating, whatever."
While another suggested: "Don't cheat and we have the right to record in public."
“We are living in a surveillance state," a fourth user wrote. "Forget about the government, your neighbor is already doing it."
Topics: US News
Anish Vij