The academy said the decision was reached after “two exhaustive, costly independent investigations” about Dugan and her allegations. Dugan had been on administrative leave since mid-January, when she was ousted after a complaint of mistreatment from a longtime Recording Academy employee, which the academy said Monday was one of multiple complaints from people across the organization. Dugan said Monday that the academy’s investigations did not include interviews with her, or address her claims of conflict of interest and voting irregularities. The academy said it had engaged in some settlement discussions with Dugan but opted to fire her instead, and will begin the search for a new CEO. Portnow said Dugan’s assertions were “false and outrageous” and that he had been “completely exonerated” in an investigation.

Source: The Standard March 03, 2020 07:52 UTC