Deborah Dugan filed an official complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, the Recording Academy abruptly removed its CEO, Deborah Dugan, from her position. The decision came just ten days before the 62nd Grammy Awards ceremony. In a statement, the Academy said Dugan was placed on leave “in light of concerns raised to the Academy’s board of trustees, including a formal allegation of misconduct.” The organization hired two independent investigators to probe the case.
On the following Tuesday, Dugan filed a complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She claims her removal was retaliation for pointing out a range of misconduct at the Academy. Dugan alleges Joel Katz, the Academy’s lawyer, sexually harassed her during her brief tenure. Additionally, three weeks before her dismissal, Dugan sent a memo concerning the Academy’s voting irregularities and financial mismanagement. She expressed her concerns that “something was seriously amiss at the Academy.”
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