Music producer L.A. Reid has reached a settlement with Drew Dixon, a former Arista executive who accused him of sexually assaulting her in 2001.
Dixon filed the suit in 2023 under a New York law that temporarily suspended the statute of limitations for sex assault. Reid was president and CEO of Arista at the time of the allegations.
Variety.com reported that settlement came just hours before the trial was set to begin. The case was scheduled to go to trial on Monday, January 12. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Reid’s attorney, Imran Ansari, stressed that the settlement does not include an admission of wrongdoing.
“Mr. Reid has amicably resolved this matter with Ms. Dixon without any admission of liability,” Ansari said.