Ex-Obsever editor hit with creepy talk claim

A former Observer writer said in an article that then-Editor Ken Kurson inappropriately commented on her breasts while she was pitching a 2015 story for the publication — and that management failed to respond when she complained about his actions.

Deborah Copaken said Kurson invited her to lunch to discuss a story about her battle with breast cancer — but then quickly crossed the line.

“Wow, it’s so weird — here we are talking about your story about your breast cancer while I’m staring at your breasts,” Kurson remarked at the lunch, Copaken wrote in a story on theatlantic.com detailing Kurson’s behavior.

Kurson, who left the Observer in the spring of 2017, also sent word, through a Copaken pal, that he wanted to date her.

The Observer is pushing back against Copaken’s claims — telling The Post on Monday that it never received any complaints about Kurson’s behavior.

Copaken said that in May 2017, shortly after Kurson left the publication, she sent an e-mail to Sarah Kennedy, an Observer fashion & style editor, about Kurson’s behavior. Copaken had penned a weekly column for the Observer for 18 months — until November 2016 — and also asked Kennedy if she could resume her column.

Kennedy replied that the Observer was no longer publishing columns — and apologized and said she was “so sorry you feel the way you do about the things you mentioned.”

Six months later, Copaken again emailed Kennedy and said she wanted to file a formal complaint about him with HR. Kennedy never replied to the second e-mail, she wrote.

The Observer said by the time that Copaken said the second e-mail was sent Kennedy had left the publication.

Kurson declined to comment on the claims about his behavior. He complimented Copaken and wished her well.