Two years ago former record exec, Drew Dixon, filed a civil lawsuit against her former Arista Records boss, L.A. Reid, accusing him of sixual assault and derailing her career after refusing his advances [click here if you missed that].
Reid loses his legal team due to non-payment just ahead of trial...
From Rolling Stone
With less than two weeks to go before his trial on claims he sixually assaulted former Arista A&R executive Drew Dixon, music mogul Antonio “L.A.” Reid is effectively representing himself, a federal judge confirmed Tuesday during a status conference in the New York-based civil case.
At the end of the 30-minute video hearing, U.S. District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas referred to Reid as “pro se,” meaning a party moving forward without an attorney. The comment came after the judge granted a renewed request by Reid’s lawyers to be relieved “unconditionally.” In filings, the lawyers previously told the court that Reid — who helmed Arista, Island Def Jam, and Epic Records during his heyday — hadn’t paid them since February. They said while it’s true Reid owns a mansion in Los Angeles’ ritzy Bel-Air neighborhood, he hasn’t been able to sell it, even after slashing the price by several million dollars.
