Interim Grammy Chief Issues Letter Slamming Deborah Dugan, Warns About ‘Leaks’ and ‘Misinformation’
continues to escalate, interim boss Harvey Mason Jr. today issued a statement to the Academy’s membership about Dugan’s alleged misconduct and warned about “leaks and misinformation.”
The letter appears in full below. The incident has cast a dark cloud over Grammy Week, which begins tomorrow. Dugan was scheduled to speak at the Academy’s annual Entertainment Law Initiative lunch on Friday; sources tellthat Mason will be speaking in her place, although this was unconfirmed at the time of this article’s publication. As a proud member of our music community and the Recording Academy’s interim President and CEO, I thought it important that I reach out to you all directly about.
After we received the employee complaints against Ms. Dugan, she then made allegations against the Academy. In response, we started a separate investigation into Ms. Dugan’s allegations. Ms. Dugan’s attorney then informed the Executive Committee that if Ms. Dugan was paid millions of dollars, she would “withdraw” her allegations and resign from her role as CEO. Following that communication from Ms. Dugan’s attorney, Ms.
As you know the Recording Academy’s Board of Trustees is composed of creative and technical artists and music makers from all genres, who’ve devoted their lives to making music and volunteering their time dedicated to the mission of the Recording Academy. These Trustees as well as the Governors in our 12 chapters give their time freely and passionately.
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