The nanny Sarah Alasari was eventually fired and claims Steve Howey and Sarah Shahi told her agency that she was "a criminal." She sued the couple in 2016 for unpaid wages, harassment, and wrongful termination. Howey and Shahi never publicly commented about the lawsuit.

One year after Alaseri accused the couple of "religious discrimination and sexual harassment" (via The Wrap), Alaseri requested that the case be dismissed. It is unknown if that was due to both parties reaching a settlement (via UniCourt). Howey and Shahi divorced in 2020, citing irreconcilable differences (via People).

While Shahi's career has been on an upswing as of late — she stars on Netflix's "Sex/Life" and is slated to appear in the upcoming DC Comics film "Black Adam" — the lawsuit is garnering attention again, with some fans upset about Shahi's participation in the 2022 movie, which will see her acting alongside Dwayne Johnson and Pierce Brosnan (via IMDb). "Since the DC fandom wants to be so vocal about abusive women, why don't you all go for Sarah Shahi, a raging islamophobe who also sexually harassed a Muslim woman just for being modest? She's currently playing a Muslim character and is the female lead in Black Adam too," one person wrote on social media (via The Things).