Former National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Chief Executive Officer Mike Greene has been sued by a former employee of his for harassment and sexual assault.
Greene has also been the subject of multiple investigations in the past of similar nature and cases, along with mismanaging funds.
Mike Greene Sexual Assault Lawsuit
The Los Angeles Times first reported the case, but according to Variety, Terri McIntyre, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Los Angeles chapter executive director from 1994 to 1996 filed a sexual harassment, negligence, and harassment lawsuit in the Los Angeles County Superior court.
Not only was the former Grammys CEO named in the suit, but the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences was also named as a body that engaged in covering up the case, or at least attempting to cover up the case.
Per the victim, she was hired in 1994, and shortly after Greene "expected" her to perform sex acts on him to maintain and guarantee employment stability. She even alleged Greene had repeatedly told him to "give some head to get ahead" in the position.
What Did Mike Greene Do?
At one point, there was a 1994 trip to Hawaii where Greene gave her champagne and she "quickly began to feel unwell and began to lose control of her physical movements."
The next thing she knew was that she woke up in Greene's bed, nude and asleep beside her. She noted that she sought professional help but did not pursue police interference because of fear of retaliation.
Another instance cited in the lawsuit was when McIntyre visited Greene's Malibu home, the Grammys CEO appeared in front of her with his "erect penis exposed" and she was forced to perform oral sex.
Variety reports that the Recording Academy at the time did not have a Human Resources Department to deal with these kinds of situations. McIntyre admitted that she had talked to several supervisors about the harassment who told her that they couldn't help her.
In 1996, McIntyre resigned from the Recording Academy, crushed that her "hopes, dreams and aspirations to work in the Music Industry were defunct and unreachable." She even noted that she turned down payment and severance in exchange for signing a non-disclosure agreement.
Mike Green tendered his resignation from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in 2002 after facing multiple allegations of a similar nature.
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