Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker refuted Thursday a lawsuit filed earlier this week by 10 current and former minority campaign workers alleging racial harassment as “untrue” and part of the “craziness” of the final weeks of a campaign.

Pritzker’s comments came two days after the lawsuit was filed in federal court against his campaign, including allegations of inadequate housing, risks to worker safety and intimidation. Eight of the plaintiffs are still working for Pritzker’s campaign.

“The claims that have been made are untrue and (lieutenant governor candidate) Juliana (Stratton) and I are proud that we’ve put together a campaign, the centerpiece of which is inclusion and diversity, and we’re going to have the most diverse administration in the history of the state of Illinois,” Pritzker said at an unrelated news conference outside the James R. Thompson Center.

“I think everybody who’s been involved in a campaign before has seen a lot of craziness in the last few weeks of a campaign. So, you know, this is just more, I guess, of what people expect to experience,” he said. “Being a first-time Democratic nominee for governor, you know, I didn’t know exactly what to expect but here we are.”