DEBORAH DUGAN FIRES BACK AT RECORDING ACADEMY, CITES EVIDENCE OF ALLEGED ATTEMPTS TO ‘INFLUENCE’ GRAMMY NOMS

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A day after she was fired from her job as head of the Recording Academy, Deborah Dugan has made new allegations about the Grammy nominations process.

Tuesday’s allegations are a part of a supplemental Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC complaint in which Dugan further claims discrimination by the Recording Academy.

In it, Dugan alleges that longtime Grammy Awards executive producer Ken Ehrlich was involved in an attempt to unduly influence the nominations process.

Dugan’s filing details the nomination process, which, according to Dugan, includes a “nomination review” done by committees that can include potential nominees.

Dugan filed her original complaint against the Recording Academy in January, alleging retaliation after raising allegations of sexual harassment and irregularities with Grammy nominations.

The complaint came just days before the group’s Grammy Awards and days after Dugan was put on administrative leave for what the Academy called “misconduct.”