{"id":2095827,"date":"2023-11-09T20:32:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T01:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-grammy-ceo-sued-for-alleged-sexual-assault\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T20:34:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T01:34:01","slug":"former-grammy-ceo-sued-for-alleged-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-grammy-ceo-sued-for-alleged-sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Grammy CEO Sued For Alleged Sexual Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-grammy-ceo-sued-for-alleged-sexual-assault%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2095827&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Frazer Harrison\/Getty\u2063 Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a> <br \/>5:29 PM \u2013 Thursday, November 9, 2023<\/p>\n<p>A shocking lawsuit has been filed against former Grammy Awards CEO Neil Portnow, accusing him of drugging and raping a woman. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The courageous woman, who\u2064 wishes \u200cto remain anonymous, has filed a lawsuit\u2062 against Portnow, alleging that he drugged and sexually assaulted\u2064 her in a New York hotel in 2018. She\u2063 is also holding the Academy accountable, citing their &#8220;negligence&#8221; in\u2063 the matter.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the lawsuit was filed in New York State Supreme Court on Wednesday by \u2062an unidentified woman. She is described as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-grammy-ceo-sued-for-alleged-sexual-assault\/\" title=\"Former Grammy CEO Sued For Alleged Sexual Assault\">internationally renowned instrumentalist<\/a> who has performed at Carnegie Hall.<\/p>\n<h3>Jeffrey R. Anderson, the prosecutor\u2019s attorney, spoke \u2064out about the case:<\/h3>\n<p>\u201c[Portnow] \u200c is not only betraying the trust of every\u2062 woman and musician who has been oppressed by \u2062him and others, but he is also exposing the dark reality of the music and\u200b entertainment\u200d industry&#8217;s hypocrisy when it comes to rape and abuse,&#8221;\u200c Anderson said.<\/p>\n<p>The Academy \u2063has released a statement expressing their\u2064 belief that the \u200bclaims \u2063are baseless and they will vigorously defend themselves in court.<\/p>\n<p>Portnow&#8217;s representative has vehemently denied the allegations,\u2064 calling them &#8220;completely false.&#8221; In a statement, he accused the plaintiff of fabricating the accusations due to Portnow&#8217;s \u200brefusal to \u200ccomply with her outrageous demands for money\u2064 and assistance with\u2064 obtaining a residence visa.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c lawsuit details how Portnow and\u2063 the woman met at an Academy event \u200din January 2018 and then \u200dagain in June of the same year at a hotel in Manhattan. The woman claims\u200d that Portnow offered her a glass of wine, but did not drink any himself. Shortly after consuming the \u200bwine, she began to feel disoriented.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit further alleges that Portnow told the woman, &#8220;I have been thinking about you for a very long\u200c time,&#8221; and claimed there were \u200dno available cabs to take her home before she \u200cpassed \u2063out. It is alleged that Portnow raped the woman that night,\u200d with her waking\u2064 up multiple times to find him assaulting her.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit \u200dalso describes how Portnow ignored the woman&#8217;s\u200c attempts to contact him after the assault, leading her to file a police complaint. However, the district attorney&#8217;s office chose \u2064not \u200bto press charges.<\/p>\n<p>These shocking allegations first \u200dcame to light\u2063 when Portnow&#8217;s successor revealed in 2020 that he had left the company following the incident in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Anderson, criticized\u2063 the music and entertainment \u2063industry \u2063for its handling of \u200csexual assault cases. He argues that Portnow&#8217;s actions not\u200d only betray the trust of\u2063 the victims but also expose the industry&#8217;s hypocrisy when it\u200d comes to rape \u200cand abuse. Anderson believes\u2063 that this lawsuit will shed light on the dark reality\u2064 of the\u2064 industry and hold those\u200d responsible accountable for their actions.<\/p>\n<p>In response \u2063to the lawsuit, the Academy released a statement refuting the claims and expressing their belief that they are baseless. They vow \u200cto vigorously \u2064defend themselves \u200bin\u200b court \u200bagainst these allegations. On the other hand, Portnow&#8217;s representative vehemently denies the \u2064accusations, labeling them as &#8220;completely\u200d false.&#8221; Portnow suggests that the plaintiff fabricated these allegations due to his refusal \u200cto comply \u200dwith \u200cher demands for money and assistance with obtaining a residence visa.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit provides a detailed account of\u200d the alleged incident. The plaintiff states that she met Portnow at an \u200cAcademy event in January\u2063 2018 and\u200c later\u2064 encountered\u2064 him again in \u2063June of the same year at a Manhattan\u2063 hotel. According to the plaintiff,\u2063 Portnow offered \u200bher \u200ba glass of wine, which\u200b she consumed\u200b while he did not drink any himself. \u200cShortly after \u200ddrinking the wine,\u200c the \u200cplaintiff claims to have felt disoriented.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2063 is alleged that Portnow took advantage\u2062 of the plaintiff&#8217;s vulnerable state. \u2062He \u2064allegedly told her, &#8220;I have \u2064been thinking about you for a \u200dvery long \u2062time,&#8221; and \u2063convinced her that there \u200bwere no available cabs to take her home. The next morning, the\u200b plaintiff\u200d woke up multiple times to find Portnow \u2064assaulting her.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 lawsuit also \u200dhighlights how Portnow ignored\u200c the plaintiff&#8217;s\u2064 attempts to contact him after the assault, leading her to file a \u200bpolice complaint.\u2062 However,\u2063 the district attorney&#8217;s office \u200cdecided not to pursue \u2062criminal charges against\u200c Portnow, citing insufficient evidence.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200b lawsuit brings attention \u200bto the issue of sexual assault within the music and entertainment industry. It raises important questions \u2063about the industry&#8217;s response to such allegations and\u200c the protection\u2062 of victims. Regardless of the outcome \u200bof this case, it serves as a reminder that the fight against sexual assault \u200band the support of survivors should always be\u2063 a priority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images) OAN\u2019s\u00a0Abril Elfi\u00a05:29 PM \u2013 Thursday, November 9, 2023 A woman has recently filed a lawsuit against former Grammy Awards CEO Neil Portnow for allegedly drugging and raping her. 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