The survivors and their attorneys used the occasion of the Grammy weekend gala to draw attention to music industry abuses, as new laws in California and New York have created a window for adult survivors of sexual assault to bring civil claims against their alleged attackers: 'How much does music care?'
Attorney Jeff Anderson, who represents multiple women with cases pending against music industry defendants, said record labels have participated in “systematic concealment” of abuses.
New laws passed in California and New York in 2022 have created a window for adult survivors of sexual assault to bring civil claims against their alleged attackers which otherwise would have passed their statutes of limitations, resulting in what attorneys say is a heavy influx of survivors with claims. “The time is now to speak your truth,” Anderson said.
Anderson called on MusiCares to rescind the honor the organization conferred upon Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler in 2020, citing a lawsuit alleging Tyler’s sexual assault of a minor in the 1970s. Anderson also called on the industry to stop the practice of requiring non-disclosure agreements in cases of sexual assault and harassment.
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