Now Drew is taking L.A. to court...
From Variety
Antonio L.A. Reid, cofounder of LaFace Records and former head of Arista, Epic and Def Jam Records, has been accused of sexual assault and harassment in a lawsuit by former Arista executive Drew Dixon.
The suit, which was filed Wednesday in Manhattan’s Federal District Court and obtained by Variety, claims that Reid assaulted her twice during her time at Arista in the early 2000s. She says that after she declined his advances, he retaliated against her professionally, causing her to miss out on signing or developing artists such as John Legend. She left the company in 2002.
Dixon also accused Def Jam cofounder Russell Simmons of rape in 2017, a claim he has denied. Her lawsuit against Reid claims that Simmons raped her in 1995, although he is not named as a defendant. She told the New York Times that she is still evaluating her legal options with regard to Simmons.
“I have an opportunity now to seek some degree of accountability,” Dixon told the Times. “And that’s really what I’m trying to do.”
Dixon’s complaint falls under the Adult Survivors Act, a New York law enacted last year that opened a one-year window for civil lawsuits from anyone who was over 18 when they say that abuse occurred. The window closes on Nov. 24.
17 comments:
Whether it's true or not and even if it happened, why do these people wait so long to seek justice but expect people to automatically believe them? She probably experienced everything she claims because the industry is dirty. But people gotta stop letting all this time pass and then act like their word is enough.
👁️ is watching.
^^^^Because women had zero power and they didn’t have this law behind them when the incident occurred. Who would she have complained to? Baby Face? The sexist racist LAPD? The timing wasn’t right before but it is now. I hope she sets this a-hole on fire.
So, because time has passed there should be no recourse? That is dumbest statement ever.
Didn't LA Reid sign Rihanna and Ciara? Hmmmmmm
I wonder was it worth it?
He likes a lot of cream in his coffee.
Dang LA
I looked up to to you.
I totally believe her. There’s just no way those industry titans didn’t go after the 1 biracial woman under them who looked how she looked. He should’ve paid her off but good for her, the time is open so now. Wouldn’t have worked then but those documentaries she’s been spilling info in kinda present a lot of the tea she’s been carrying
She deserves some justice.
Me, too his @$$!
He did Chilli of TLC wrong. I wish these mangy ugly ass simps stop taking advantage of punanny that can’t get without their clout!
12: 18 , you must be under 30 because women had ZERO protection all the way up until the last decade, if that long. Rappers and men in entertainment were brutal to Black women. No one cared about a Black female, not even Black women.
Just write her the check LA.
Problem solved.
Well I'm not surprised nor shocked I don't know why u all are he's apart of that cesspool industry and they are ruthless and relentless!! this doesn't surprise me at all I guess ur up next LA I got you and Russell will be sitting right next to each other smmfh wow
Guess
She bares a striking resemblance to his ex wife Pebbles Perri Reid as if they could be sisters.
@9:30
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