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Woman sues boss who said her ‘body is like a Coca-Cola bottle’

A single mom and two-time cancer survivor on Wednesday slapped a top global business-consulting firm with a sexual-harassment suit, claiming bosses there made her workplace a living hell because she refused a supervisor’s sleazy come-ons.

Maysa Abdel-Razeq, of New Jersey, filed the Manhattan federal court suit against Alvarez & Marsal, its managing director Paul Aversano and others claiming she’s been “forced to endure years of working in a pervasive and severe hostile work environment defined by endless offensive, degrading, racist and sexually harassing comments” by Aversano.

Among the out-of-line remarks Aversano ​allegedly ​made to the executive assistant were calling her a “N-lover” knowing that Abdel-Razeq has a young half-black son, the suit ​claims. He also allegedly asked if she wanted a “couples massage, ” and made many other out-of-line comments like “your body is like a Coca-Cola bottle” and “you are Middle-Eastern, but I prefer to call you a Brazilian Queen, so I prevent myself from liking a terrorist,​”​ the suit claims.​

She also alleges her “married” boss inappropriately rubbed her shoulders and smelled her hair at work.

She claims Aversano and other honchos began “retaliating against her” after the managing director in January organized a celebratory 30th birthday lunch for her in which she embarrassed him in front of colleagues by saying, “Stop It! I can’t take it anymore!” while rejecting his latest flirtation.

Aversano had ​allegedly said,​ “Your wish is next to you! Now your life is set!” as she blew out her candles.

The suit claims that she got ill again months later and was diagnosed with a blood and heart condition she attributes to job anxiety related to her “hostile work environment.” She claimed the company moved to take her work laptop and dock her pay while she was being hospitalized.

The suit seeks unspecified money damages.

The company issued a statement saying, “We deny that Ms. Abdel-Razeq has been subjected to any unlawful discrimination, harassment or retaliation in her employment. We will continue to ensure that Ms. Abdel-Razeq is treated fairly and with respect at all times and that she will face no retaliation as a result of filing this action.”