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Music mogul L.A. Reid will spell connected proceedings adjacent week, accused of sexually assaulting apical grounds executive Drew Dixon erstwhile they worked astatine Arista successful 2001. We’re told John Legend will look arsenic a witness.
Dixon — who has been 1 of nan astir relentless campaigners for justness for nan victims of powerful men successful nan euphony business — claims that Reid assaulted her doubly while she was vice president of A&R astatine nan storied label, wherever he was nan president.
She claims that aft she rejected his advances, he throttled her profession and that it ne'er afloat recovered. She had worked pinch stars including Whitney Houston and Santana, and claims that nan “American Idol” judge blocked nan signing of Legend arsenic portion of his retaliation against her. (Reid has denied nan claims).
Dixon has besides accused Def Jam’s Russell Simmons of rape, and sued him for defamation erstwhile he suggested successful an question and reply that Dixon and different accusers were lying. (Simmons has strenuously denied nan allegations).
Dixon was a starring advocate for nan Adult Survivors Act, nan typical statute nether which she and different alleged victims, including Diddy’s accusers, person sought convictions for crimes that would different person been agelong past nan statute of limitations.
