One of Frank Miller's former employees is suing for discrimination and mental anguish, claiming she was repeatedly mistreated by the comic creator's girlfriend Kimberly Cox.

The New York Post reports that Joanna Gallardo-Mills, who was hired as Miller's executive coordinator in November 2008, accuses Cox of verbal abuse, smearing her work area with feces, throwing phones at her, using a hammer to destroy her printer, and leaving dirty underwear and a “used menstrual pad” by her desk.

Gallardo-Mills says that after she complained, Miller agreed to allow her to work from home. However, she asserts that her complaints ultimately cost her the job.

Cox, who had a small role in Miller's 2008 adaptation of The Spirit, told the newspaper she's "shocked" by the lawsuit, as Gallardo-Mills "was offered a very heavy settlement and declined."