Suspended Recording Academy chief Deborah Dugan on her sexual harassment claim: 'I felt like I was being tested and, how much would I acquiesce? And I realized that was a power-setting move just on the onset as I was coming into the committee.'
— with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences on Tuesday.last week just 10 days ahead of Sunday's Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy has said that Dugan didn't raise the issues in her complaint until after claims were made against her, including that she had created a "toxic and intolerable" work environment, by the outgoing chief's executive assistant.
During the interview with George Stephanopoulos, Dugan reiterated her complaint claims that she was sexually harassed by music lawyer Joel Katz, who is the Academy's general counsel and a former board member, and that her predecessor Neil Portnow was accused of raping a female performer, which led to his contract not being renewed.
Dugan described her allegation in an email to human resources on Dec. 22, 2019. She was subsequently placed on leave, "in light of concerns raised to the Recording Academy Board of Trustees, including a formal allegation of misconduct by a senior female member of the Recording Academy team," according to an initial statement from the Academy. The Academy now adds in a statement to, "Ms.
In Dugan's complaint, she also alleged rigging with the annual Grammys telecast, claiming there are secret committees that push forward artists with whom they have relationships, that the nominations process is manipulated in order to line up the show's performances, and — referencing the Academy's long-standing— says the top awards often go to winners in the rock, country and pop categories, over R&B. On Thursday, she said she has evidence to support her complaint.
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