Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles 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
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