"In 2023, Dixon filed a lawsuit under the New York Adult Survivors Act, alleging abuse from Reid including sexual harassment, assault and retaliation while she worked under him as an A&R representative at Arista Records. Dixon alleged in her suit that Reid "digitally penetrated her vulva without her consent" on a private plane in 2001, and groped and kissed her against her will in another incident months later."
"I hope my work as an advocate for the Adult Survivors Act helps to bring us closer to a safer music business for everyone. In a world where good news is often hard to find, I hope for survivors that today is a ray of light peeking through the clouds. Music has always been my greatest source of comfort and joy. Even as a kid, I had an uncanny knack for predicting the next cool artist or album, the more eclectic the better."
Drew Dixon filed a 2023 lawsuit under the New York Adult Survivors Act alleging sexual harassment, assault and retaliation by Antonio "L.A." Reid while she worked in A&R at Arista Records. The complaint alleges a 2001 incident of digital penetration on a private plane and a later incident of unwanted groping and kissing, plus retaliatory conduct after Dixon rebuffed advances. Reid has denied the allegations and previously left Epic Records in 2017 amid separate harassment claims. The parties reached a confidential settlement without an admission of liability, and a jury trial that would have included high-profile testimony was canceled.
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