The former executive director of the Los Angeles Recording Academy chapter sued Michael Greene this week for sexual assault, violence, negligence, and harassment during his tenure as Grammy Awards chairman from the late 1980s to 2002.
The case claims a cover-up under California’s Sexual Abuse and Cover-Up Accountability Act. The Adult Survivors Act was used to accuse former Recording Academy chief Neil Portnow. Michael Greene, who co-founded MusiCares, left in 2002 amid assault allegations and financial mismanagement. Due to pending litigation, the Recording Academy declined to comment but stressed a zero-tolerance sexual misconduct policy.
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Did Michael Greene Drug a Recording Academy Executive in 1994? Lawsuit Details Disturbing Incident
In 1994, during a meeting of academy trustees at a Hawaii hotel, Michael Greene is accused of spiking McIntyre’s champagne. According to the lawsuit, after sipping the champagne provided by Greene, McIntyre swiftly felt unwell and lost control of her physical movements.
After others left Greene’s hotel room during a trustees’ meeting in 1994, the plaintiff lost control of her body and was alone with him. The plaintiff woke up naked in Greene’s bed while he slept. Again, Greene exposed himself to the complainant and forced sexual impropriety. The lawsuit alleges that the Recording Academy placed victims in Non-Disclosure Agreements, although the plaintiff did not sign one after leaving in 1996.
