Teletubby 151,421 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Antonio “L.A.” Reid — the legendary music industry executive who headed up labels including Epic, Island Def Jam and Arista over the course of a storied career — has been sued for sexual assault and harassment by former Arista A&R executive Drew Dixon. In a complaint filed Wednesday (Nov. 8) in U.S. District Court in New York, Dixon publicly claims for the first time that Reid sexually assaulted her on two separate occasions — incidents she claims derailed her once-promising career and ultimately cost her millions of dollars in lost income. Dixon had previously accused Reid of harassment in a 2017 article for The New York Times as well as a subsequent documentary. The lawsuit was brought under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which allows alleged victims of sexual offenses that fall outside the statute of limitations to file civil suits for a year-long period spanning from Nov. 24, 2022, to Nov. 24, 2023. In the suit, Dixon claims her encounters with Reid went beyond just harassment, but also two instances of sexual assault, once on a private plane and another in the back of Reid’s private car. “L.A. Reid is a known predator, who uses his singular professional power to force himself on his victims,” Dixon said in a statement provided to Rolling Stone. “In my case, his persistent campaign of sexual harassment and assault forced me to abandon the work I loved when I was at the top of my game in the music business, having worked my way up from internships and a job as a receptionist.” In 2017, Reid departed from Epic Records — where he was the chairman and CEO — after an assistant accused the executive of sexual harassment. https://www.billboard.com/pro/la-reid-accused-sexual-assault-lawsuit-former-employee/ "You b*tch!" ~ Rat Boy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anastasios 573 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Not surprising... (if true) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
high culture 2,161 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Not to put any words in Gaga's mouth.. but didn't she say long ago she was SA'ed by someone and wouldn't say their name .. 👀 and wasn't she originally signed at Def Jam? I'm sure someone else here has a better recollection of events or receipts, but I find this suspicious Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister G 10,492 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Truly terrible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimotheeChalamet 5,860 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 8 minutes ago, high culture said: Not to put any words in Gaga's mouth.. but didn't she say long ago she was SA'ed by someone and wouldn't say their name .. 👀 and wasn't she originally signed at Def Jam? I'm sure someone else here has a better recollection of events or receipts, but I find this suspicious I thought it was confirmed to be Rob Fusari, but who knows Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
numb the flame 7,321 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 9 minutes ago, high culture said: Not to put any words in Gaga's mouth.. but didn't she say long ago she was SA'ed by someone and wouldn't say their name .. 👀 and wasn't she originally signed at Def Jam? I'm sure someone else here has a better recollection of events or receipts, but I find this suspicious I hate that this was my first thought, I know most people here have theorised it was rob fusari but my gut dropped when I read the title. That being said, as a survivor myself, should we be speculating who it is? not really Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotLikeMexico 5,261 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 27 minutes ago, high culture said: Not to put any words in Gaga's mouth.. but didn't she say long ago she was SA'ed by someone and wouldn't say their name .. 👀 and wasn't she originally signed at Def Jam? I'm sure someone else here has a better recollection of events or receipts, but I find this suspicious We need to stop speculating. I don’t know why fans are so pressed to uncover everything about Gaga if she herself isn’t ready to say anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillaume Hamon 6,538 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 23 minutes ago, TimotheeChalamet said: I thought it was confirmed to be Rob Fusari, but who knows She kinda made it clear it was him so in a way she didn't say his name openly but she also made sure we knew it was him with the clues she gave on the Howard Stern show even saying it was obvious who it was once you heard her description of the situation... Maybe she just want to avoid a diffamation lawsuit since she couldn't technically prove what happened yet wanted to imply it strongly to warn potential victims of this dude... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaLa 19,704 Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 44 minutes ago, high culture said: Not to put any words in Gaga's mouth.. but didn't she say long ago she was SA'ed by someone and wouldn't say their name .. 👀 and wasn't she originally signed at Def Jam? I'm sure someone else here has a better recollection of events or receipts, but I find this suspicious Unfortunately there are a LOT of predators in the music industry. LA Reid doesn't fit the description of her assailant Gaga has given though Spoiler Fusari certainly does Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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