In 2017, former Warner Music employee Samantha Maloney accused CEO Stephen Cooper of harassment (he denies the claim) and flagged misconduct allegations against two other employees. An NDA ensures she’s still not allowed to talk about it.
Maloney’s allegations and the steps the company took at the conclusion of the investigation, critics of the company and the broader entertainment industry say, are indicative of a wider pattern: Misconduct accusers are, while powerful male executives are protected against a public airing of allegations against them.
A second Warner executive, who is no longer at the label and requested anonymity saying they fear retaliation, recalled feeling most surprised about the human resources exec’s alleged dismissal of Maloney’s claim at the Grammy event, rather than the notion that a high-ranking entertainment executive might make an inappropriate comment to a female subordinate.
that an unnamed former employee “helped us… bolster our efforts to maintain a safe, respectful, and professional environment.”the alleged incident with Cooper, Warner paid Maloney the $240,000 and signed a settlement agreement. In that agreement, whichhas reviewed, Warner denied any wrongful conduct and documented their payment to Maloney by pointing to her participation in the investigation.
as a president at 300 Entertainment, which WMG purchased in 2021. To this day, Warner Music Group has not publicly detailed any specific allegations against Fenster. A rep for WMG confirmed that “Fenster is not an employee of Warner or 300,” but did not comment when asked for clarification on Fenster’s specific allegations.
“Dave threw a grenade in this deal,” Howe, the A&R trying to sign the artist and who was at the dinner as well, says. Referring to the alleged incident in emails obtained bysent shortly after the 2016 dinner, Howe detailed his concerns about Dyer’s alleged behavior toward the artist.
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