Ex-Grammys President Neil Portnow Calls Rape Allegations “Ludicrous” and “Untrue”

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Much like watching the Grammys, complaining about “music’s biggest night” is an annual tradition. This year, the usual discussions about how the Recording Academy could do better took on particular urgency after the organization abruptly ousted CEO Deborah Dugan, who then filed a discrimination complaint alleging a “boy’s club” environment rife with sexual harassment, conflicts of interest, a rigged voting process, and a hushed-up rape accusation against her predecessor, Neil Portnow.

By David Robb

Deborah Dugan, 61, the former CEO of The Recording Academy, which presents the Grammy Awards, got a lot of attention this week when she spoke out against the organization and her predecessor, Neil Portnow, after she was put on leave from her job due to claims she bullied an assistant who worked for her. The successful businesswoman filed a 44 page complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Jan.

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Deborah Dugan—the former Grammys president and CEO who was put on administrative leave following an allegation of misconduct from the former assistant of her predecessor, Neil Portnow—recently filed a complaint detailing her own allegations of sexual harassment, corruption, and racial discrimination within the Recording Academy.

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The executive assistant to the Grammys CEO has bashed the recently ousted CEO's claims that Neil Portnow, who previously held the role, sexually assaulted a female recording artist.

Neil Portnow, the former president and CEO of the Recording Academy, has strenuously denied an allegation of rape included in a complaint filed by his successor, Deborah Dugan. In a wide-ranging document filed to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission earlier this week, Dugan alleged that Portnow was fired from his role for raping a female musician.

Neil Portnow, the former chief of the Recording Academy, has been accused of raping a female artist by his successor, Grammys CEO Deborah Dugan, who was placed on an administrative leave days ago.