By Patrick Hipes Executive Managing Editor Grammy organization the Recording Academy said in an email to members Monday that it has fired Deborah Dugan, the group’s president and CEO who has been on administrative leave since January.
Dugan was hired in May as the first female head of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, but was put on leave just ahead of the 62nd annual Grammy Awards amid an “investigation” into alleged misconduct involving a female staffer.
She denied the claims, and later filed a discrimination complaint with the EEOC, saying she was sexually harassed by Joel Katz, the Academy’s general counsel, who has denied the claims.
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