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mo4ch:>Grammys and fired female CEO locked in a battle of ugly finger-pointing | Mo4ch News

'Get woke, go broke' might be an entertainment industry cliché, but the Grammys are getting a dose of reality, battling with a terminated first female CEO in a perfect storm of opposing narratives and discrimination accusations.Deborah Dugan was hired in 2019 as the first female CEO and president of the Recording Academy, the organization that runs the Grammy Awards for music. The decision was hailed as a historic moment for diversity in the music industry. However, she was placed on leave in January, just five months into her tenure, with the governing board explaining that she had “consistent management deficiencies and failures” along with an unspecified “allegation of misconduct” from a female subordinate.Dugan then accused the academy of sexual discrimination before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) claiming the organization “rigged” the Grammy nomination process prior to the music awards show and fired her when she spoke out. She also said the Academy ha…