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# Suspended Grammy CEO Deborah Dugan Bites Back In Statement
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/suspended-grammy-ceo-deborah-dugan-bites-back-in-statement/
- Published: 2020-01-17T15:02:50.000Z
- Updated: 2020-01-17T15:03:15.000Z
- Description: Just hours after the Recording Academy announced that president and CEO Deborah Dugan had been placed on administrative leave, her attorney fought back: A statement from Dugans’ attorney Bryan Freedman. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2020/01/suspended-grammy-ceo-deborah-dugan-bite
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Conventions & Awards, Music Business, Grammys, Recording Academy, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:55

Just hours after the Recording Academy announced that president and CEO Deborah Dugan had been placed on administrative leave, her attorney fought back:

A statement from Dugans’ attorney Bryan Freedman obtained by [Variety](https://variety.com/2020/music/news/deborah-dugan-attorney-slams-grammys-recording-academy-1203470627/?ref=hypebot.com) reads:

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### **“What has been reported is not nearly the story that needs to be told. When our ability to speak is not restrained by a 28-page contract and legal threats, we will expose what happens when you ‘step up’ at the Recording Academy, a public nonprofit.”**

#### **Read more: [Recording Academy CEO Placed On Administrative Leave Days Before Grammys](https://www.hypebot.com/recording-academy-ceo-placed-on-administrative-leave-days-before-grammys/)**