San Diego Wave’s Jill Ellis Sues Ex-Employee for Defamation 

July 31, 2024

San Diego Wave FC president Jill Ellis says a “disgruntled former employee” of the club defamed her on X and Instagram earlier this month by portraying Ellis as fostering an abusive work environment and then used “fake emails” to validate that critique.

Through her attorney, Ryan Stonerock of Harder Stonerock, Ellis sued former Wave video and creative manager Brittany Alvarado for defamation and intentional interference with contractual relations in San Diego Superior Court Monday. Sportico