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A woman filed a lawsuit Wednesday against former Grammy Awards CEO Neil Portnow, accusing him of a 2018 sexual assault, and against the Recording Academy for negligence...
The measure, passed last year, created a temporary window for those who allege sexual assault to file past the states usual deadlines...
In the lawsuit, the woman, described as an internationally known musician who once played at Carnegie Hall, said she met Portnow in early 2018 and had set up a meeting to interview him at his hotel in New York City later that year..
A spokesperson for Portnow, who stepped down as the CEO in 2019, said in an email that the accusations were completely false and undoubtedly motivated by Mr. Portnows refusal to comply with the Plaintiffs outrageous demands for money and assistance in obtaining a residence visa for her...
The woman said in the lawsuit that she had reached out to the Academy in late 2018 about Portnow..
