Antonio “L.A.” Reid, the Grammy-profitable tunes government who motivated the vocation of artists such as Pink, Usher and Mariah Carey, was sued by a former music govt who states he sexually assaulted her and derailed her vocation.
Drew Dixon filed the lawsuit Wednesday in a New York federal courtroom. Dixon, who worked for Reid when he was chief executive of Arista Documents, alleges that Reid sexually assaulted her twice in 2001 and afterwards cut her budget and sidelined artists when she rebuffed his continuing improvements.
Dixon still left Arista in 2002 and contends that her “meteoric trajectory” in the songs organization was minimize small by Reid’s harassment.
“This litigation is not only about the horrific physical assaults that Ms. Dixon had to endure but it is also about the irreparable harm accomplished to the uncommon and blossoming career of an remarkable talent,” the lawsuit claimed.
Dixon is trying to get unspecified damages.
The Connected Push does not normally identify persons who say they were being sexually assaulted except if they occur forward publicly.
Messages remaining for Joel Katz, an legal professional who represented Reid when Dixon to start with built her allegations general public in 2017, were not quickly returned Wednesday night time.
The Affiliated Press was not instantly capable to come across a publicist, agent, or other contact range for Reid. The New York Moments, which 1st reported the news of the lawsuit, claimed Reid did not react to various requests for comment Wednesday.
Dixon sued below New York state’s Adult Survivors Act, handed last year, which will allow alleged victims of sexual abuse a 1-year window to sue even if the original statute of limitations has passed. The deadline is Nov. 24.
In 2017, Reid remaining his place as CEO of Epic Documents immediately after a former female assistant accused him of sexual harassment.
Reid advised The New York Occasions at the time: “I’m proud of my keep track of history promoting, supporting and uplifting gals at each and every organization I have at any time run. That notwithstanding, if I have ever reported anything able of being misinterpreted, I apologize unreservedly.”
