New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Michelle Ritter, 31, has accused the former Google CEO Eric Schmidt of stalking, abuse, and promoting "toxic masculinity." She claims he subjected her to relentless digital surveillance as they secretly competed for money, a failed AI startup, and access to a Bel Air mansion, according to a report by The New York Post.

Michelle Ritter, recently linked to Schmidt, filed for a temporary restraining order against the 70-year-old tech executive late last year, the report said, citing court documents.

Ritter and Schmidt, with a net worth of $44.8 billion, as per Bloomberg estimates, entered into a "written settlement agreement" in December that mandated the tech titan to make "substantial payments" to Ritter, though the...