Public Enemy’s Chuck D Slams Grammys Over Deborah Dugan Ouster

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Dugan was placed on administrative leave earlier this month

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Deborah Dugan, the ousted Grammys CEO who was placed on administrative leave last week, has said music's biggest awards are tainted because of conflicts of interest that infect how certain songs and artists are nominated.

After Deborah Dugan, former president and CEO of the Recording Academy, was placed on administrative leave amid accusations of bullying, she filed a complaint outlining allegations of discrimination, sexual harassment, corruption, and much more.

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.

She was dismissed for apparent "misconduct" last week

The much-awaited and the biggest music night is only a few days away but Grammys 2020 is embroiled in a controversy like no other. The Recording Academy, which conducts the Grammy Awards, sacked former CEO Deborah Dugan just days before the  awards night.

In May 2018, after Neil Portnow said that women needed to “step up,” the longtime head of the Grammys found himself out of a job. Six months ago, Deborah Dugan—the former CEO of (RED)—was brought on to replace him. That tenure lasted until last week, when she was ousted and put on “administrative leave” under unclear circumstances involving an undisclosed allegation of misconduct.

Recording Academy CEO/president Deborah Dugan sent a memo on Dec. 23, 2019, to Shonda Grant, the organization’s managi

The ousted Grammys CEO fired back at the Recording Academy on Tuesday, alleging that she was removed after complaining about sexual harassment and pay disparities and for calling out conflicts of interest in the nomination process for music's most prestigious awards.

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Chuck D has thrown his support behind Recording Academy president and CEO Deborah Dugan in a sharply-worded statement blasting the organization following her suspension. On Thursday, news broke that Dugan had been placed on administrative leave just over a week ahead of the 2020 Grammy Awards, due to what t

In the wake of her suspension as Recording Academy president and CEO, which blindsided industry players in and outside of the academy late Thursday night, Deborah Dugan said through her attorney that she'll soon "expose" what really happened."What has been reported is not nearly the story that needs to be told," said Dugan's lawyer, Bryan Freedman, in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Grammy awards have often caused controversy and it seems like this year may be no different.

Less than 12 hours after news broke that Deborah Dugan had been placed on administrative leave from her post as president/CEO of the Recording Academy, her attorney fired back with a statement.