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ACADEMY IS SPEAKING OUT AFTER MAKING BOMBSHELL ALLEGATIONS
OUT AFTER MAKING BOMBSHELL ALLEGATIONS THAT THE AWARDS ARE
BOMBSHELL ALLEGATIONS THAT THE AWARDS ARE RIGGED.
THAT THE AWARDS ARE RIGGED. HERE IS KATE SNOW.
RIGGED. HERE IS KATE SNOW. >> YOU HAVE TO TELL
HERE IS KATE SNOW. >> YOU HAVE TO TELL YOUR TRUTH.
>> YOU HAVE TO TELL YOUR TRUTH. YOU HAVE TO TELL YOUR
YOUR TRUTH. YOU HAVE TO TELL YOUR TRUTH.
YOU HAVE TO TELL YOUR TRUTH. >> Reporter: DEBRA
TRUTH. >> Reporter: DEBRA DUGAN SAID THE
>> Reporter: DEBRA DUGAN SAID THE RECORDING ACADEMY
DUGAN SAID THE RECORDING ACADEMY OFFERED MILLIONS OF
RECORDING ACADEMY OFFERED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IF SHE KEEPS
OFFERED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IF SHE KEEPS HER SILENCE.
DOLLARS IF SHE KEEPS HER SILENCE. SHE REFUSED.
HER SILENCE. SHE REFUSED. IS THE AWARDS PROCESS
SHE REFUSED. IS THE AWARDS PROCESS CORRUPT?
IS THE AWARDS PROCESS CORRUPT? >> IT RIGGED.
CORRUPT? >> IT RIGGED. >> Reporter: 12,000
>> IT RIGGED. >> Reporter: 12,000 ACADEMY MEMBERS VOTE
>> Reporter: 12,000 ACADEMY MEMBERS VOTE TO DETERMINE THE TOP
ACADEMY MEMBERS VOTE TO DETERMINE THE TOP 20 NOMINEES FOR A
TO DETERMINE THE TOP 20 NOMINEES FOR A GRAMMY AWARD BUT DUGAN
20 NOMINEES FOR A GRAMMY AWARD BUT DUGAN ALONGSIDE HER ATTORNEY
GRAMMY AWARD BUT DUGAN ALONGSIDE HER ATTORNEY SAYS COMMITTEES WHO
ALONGSIDE HER ATTORNEY SAYS COMMITTEES WHO PICK THE FINAL
SAYS COMMITTEES WHO PICK THE FINAL NOMINEES CAN BE
PICK THE FINAL NOMINEES CAN BE INFLUENCED.
NOMINEES CAN BE INFLUENCED. YOU'RE SAYING IN SOME
INFLUENCED. YOU'RE SAYING IN SOME CASES, THE NOMINATING
YOU'RE SAYING IN SOME CASES, THE NOMINATING PROCESS HAS THE
CASES, THE NOMINATING PROCESS HAS THE INVOLVEMENT OF PEOPLE
PROCESS HAS THE INVOLVEMENT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE AN INTEREST
INVOLVEMENT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE NOMINATIONS,
WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE NOMINATIONS, PEOPLE WHO -- ARTIST
IN THE NOMINATIONS, PEOPLE WHO -- ARTIST THAT MIGHT BE
PEOPLE WHO -- ARTIST THAT MIGHT BE NOMINATED ARE THE IN
THAT MIGHT BE NOMINATED ARE THE IN ROOM.
NOMINATED ARE THE IN ROOM. >> NOT JUST THE
ROOM. >> NOT JUST THE ARTISTS, PEOPLE WHO
>> NOT JUST THE ARTISTS, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BUSINESS
ARTISTS, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BUSINESS AFFILIATEIONS WITH THE
HAVE BUSINESS AFFILIATEIONS WITH THE ARTISTS, AS WELL.
AFFILIATEIONS WITH THE ARTISTS, AS WELL. >> REPRESENT THE
ARTISTS, AS WELL. >> REPRESENT THE ARTISTS.
>> REPRESENT THE ARTISTS. >> Reporter: WHAT
ARTISTS. >> Reporter: WHAT ABOUT IT SAID IT
>> Reporter: WHAT ABOUT IT SAID IT PREDOMINANTLY WHITE
ABOUT IT SAID IT PREDOMINANTLY WHITE AND THE DECISIONS ARE
PREDOMINANTLY WHITE AND THE DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE BY MALES.
AND THE DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE BY MALES. IS THAT TRUE?
BEING MADE BY MALES. IS THAT TRUE? >> IT IS TRUE.
IS THAT TRUE? >> IT IS TRUE. IT'S PREDOMINATELY
>> IT IS TRUE. IT'S PREDOMINATELY WHITE MALES THAT CALL
IT'S PREDOMINATELY WHITE MALES THAT CALL THE SHOTS.
WHITE MALES THAT CALL THE SHOTS. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS
THE SHOTS. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS SUNDAY NIGHT ARTIST
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS SUNDAY NIGHT ARTIST FOR SONG OF THE YEAR
SUNDAY NIGHT ARTIST FOR SONG OF THE YEAR TOOK SPOTS FROM ARIANA
FOR SONG OF THE YEAR TOOK SPOTS FROM ARIANA GRANDE AND ED SHEERAN.
TOOK SPOTS FROM ARIANA GRANDE AND ED SHEERAN. >> WHEN YOU MOVE
GRANDE AND ED SHEERAN. >> WHEN YOU MOVE SOMEBODY UP, SOMEBODY
>> WHEN YOU MOVE SOMEBODY UP, SOMEBODY COMES OUT AND IS IN
SOMEBODY UP, SOMEBODY COMES OUT AND IS IN THE ROOM AND I DID SEE
COMES OUT AND IS IN THE ROOM AND I DID SEE THAT HAPPEN.
THE ROOM AND I DID SEE THAT HAPPEN. >> Reporter: THE
THAT HAPPEN. >> Reporter: THE ACADEMY SAID SPURIOUS
>> Reporter: THE ACADEMY SAID SPURIOUS ALLEGATIONS USE OUR
ACADEMY SAID SPURIOUS ALLEGATIONS USE OUR PROCESS TO PUSH
ALLEGATIONS USE OUR PROCESS TO PUSH FORWARD NOMINATIONS
PROCESS TO PUSH FORWARD NOMINATIONS FOR ARTISTS THEY HAVE
FORWARD NOMINATIONS FOR ARTISTS THEY HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH,
FOR ARTISTS THEY HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH, ARE CATEGORYICALLY
RELATIONSHIPS WITH, ARE CATEGORYICALLY FALSE, MISLEADING AND
ARE CATEGORYICALLY FALSE, MISLEADING AND WRONG.
FALSE, MISLEADING AND WRONG. SHE TOOK OVER FOR NEAL
WRONG. SHE TOOK OVER FOR NEAL AND MAKING DRAMATIC
SHE TOOK OVER FOR NEAL AND MAKING DRAMATIC ACCUSATIONS ABOUT HIM.
AND MAKING DRAMATIC ACCUSATIONS ABOUT HIM. >> IT IS, I BELIEVE, A
ACCUSATIONS ABOUT HIM. >> IT IS, I BELIEVE, A FACT THAT HE AS THE
>> IT IS, I BELIEVE, A FACT THAT HE AS THE HEAD OF THE RECORDING
FACT THAT HE AS THE HEAD OF THE RECORDING ACADEMY DID HAVE SEX
HEAD OF THE RECORDING ACADEMY DID HAVE SEX WITH A YOUNG WOMAN WHO
ACADEMY DID HAVE SEX WITH A YOUNG WOMAN WHO WOULD LOVE TO GET A
WITH A YOUNG WOMAN WHO WOULD LOVE TO GET A GRAMMY AND SO THAT IN
WOULD LOVE TO GET A GRAMMY AND SO THAT IN ITSELF I THINK IS A
GRAMMY AND SO THAT IN ITSELF I THINK IS A FIREABLE OFFENSE.
ITSELF I THINK IS A FIREABLE OFFENSE. >> Reporter: BUT HE
FIREABLE OFFENSE. >> Reporter: BUT HE SAYS THE BOARD'S
>> Reporter: BUT HE SAYS THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
SAYS THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTED AN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION AND HE
CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION AND HE WAS COMPLETELY
INVESTIGATION AND HE WAS COMPLETELY EXONERATED.
WAS COMPLETELY EXONERATED. THE ACADEMY ALSO SAYS
EXONERATED. THE ACADEMY ALSO SAYS DUGAN NEVER RAISED
THE ACADEMY ALSO SAYS DUGAN NEVER RAISED THESE GRAVE
DUGAN NEVER RAISED THESE GRAVE ALLEGATIONS UNTIL
THESE GRAVE ALLEGATIONS UNTIL AFTER HER FORMER
ALLEGATIONS UNTIL AFTER HER FORMER ASSISTANT FILED A
AFTER HER FORMER ASSISTANT FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST HER
ASSISTANT FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST HER FOR A TOXIC AND
COMPLAINT AGAINST HER FOR A TOXIC AND INTOLERABLE WORK
FOR A TOXIC AND INTOLERABLE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND ABU
INTOLERABLE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND ABU ABUSIVE CONDUCT.
ENVIRONMENT AND ABU ABUSIVE CONDUCT. WERE YOU ABUSIVE?
ABUSIVE CONDUCT. WERE YOU ABUSIVE? >> I WAS NOT.
WERE YOU ABUSIVE? >> I WAS NOT. >> Reporter: DUGAN
>> I WAS NOT. >> Reporter: DUGAN SAYS MUSICAL ARTISTS
>> Reporter: DUGAN SAYS MUSICAL ARTISTS ARE REACHING OUT IN
SAYS MUSICAL ARTISTS ARE REACHING OUT IN SUPPORT AND GRAMMY