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The Los AngelesTimeshas reportedthat the Academy covered up an alleged culture of sexual abuse with NDAs and payments.
Katz was reportedly one of the key figures involved in the cover-up.
The Academy still honored Katz at the Special Merit Awards, though he did not attend.
A representative for Greene denied McIntyres allegations to theTimes.
(The Academy later cleared Greene in its own investigation.)
A former Academy executive who reported to Greene, Joanne Gardner Lowell, attested to the NDAs.
The rule at the Academy was Dont speak about anything that happened within these walls, she told theTimes.
The report also followsa lawsuit accusing former Academy CEO Neil Portnow of rape.
A representative for Portnow previously told Vulture the claims were completely false.
His replacement, Deborah Dugan, first uncovered the rape claim in 2020in her own complaint against the Academy.
Dugan had also accused Katz, the former counsel, of sexual harassment, which hedeniedat the time.
The Grammys take place the following day, February 4, with a historic slate of nominated women.
This story has been updated throughout.
