Musician sues ex-Grammys boss Neil Portnow for alleged rape
nme.comGrammys, Neil Portnow, of rape in a new lawsuit.As reported by the New York Times, the suit alleges that Portnow drugged and raped the musician in a New York City hotel room in 2018.While the artist is not named in the suit, they are identified as an instrumentalist from outside the United States who once performed at Carnegie Hall.
The musician is said to have contacted the Recording Academy, which runs the Grammys, in 2018 about the alleged crime.Portnow stood down from his position as President of the Recording Academy in 2019, following a backlash to his comments the previous year, when he said female artists needed to “step up” in order to have their success recognised.In a statement also issued to the New York Times, the musician’s lawyer Jeffrey R.
Anderson said: “Neil Portnow gives lip service to women as standing up. But he does a disservice to every woman and every musician who is being oppressed by him and others.
This is not just about Neil Portnow and not just about the Recording Academy, but about the culture in the music and entertainment industry and its doublespeak about rape and abuse.”A representative for Portnow has denied the allegations, describing them as “the product of the plaintiff’s imagination and undoubtedly motivated by Mr.
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