Sexual abuse case dropped against Jimmy Iovine

The sexual abuse case against Interscope Records and Beats By Dre co-founder Jimmy Iovine has been dropped by the anonymous accuser, only identified as Jane Doe.

Last year, a summons against the music executive was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York County by attorneys for a woman identified as Jane Doe (per reports from Rolling Stone and Pitchfork). 

Now, the unnamed woman has dropped the case according to a document filed in New York court on Thursday, February 15. Per Billboard, the case has been “discontinued in its entirety with prejudice,” meaning the woman cannot refile.

Doug Wigdor, the plaintiff’s lawyer, shared a statement with Billboard that read: “The matter was resolved to the satisfaction of the parties.”

While official documents were unavailable last year, it was reported that the summons alleged that the Jane Doe was “sexually abused, forcibly touched, and subjected to sexual harassment and retaliation” in August 2007.

In a statement to Rolling Stone, a rep for Iovine said in response to the allegations: “We are quite shocked and baffled by this alleged claim.

“This inquiry is the first we’ve heard of this matter. No one has ever made a claim like this against Jimmy Iovine, nor have we been contacted or made aware of any complaint by anyone, including this unknown plaintiff prior to now.”

Iovine, 70, founded Interscope Records and served as chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M before moving over to Apple as part of a $3billion deal, which includes the acquisition of Beats By Dre, which he co-founded with Dr. Dre in 2014.

In other Jimmy Iovine news, the American entrepreneur previously explained that “fame has replaced great” in today’s music.

In an interview with Consequence of Sound, the mega-mogul opened up about today’s music world and the use of AI. After being asked about his views on the use of AI in songwriting and production, Iovine said: “I’m not saying it’s good or bad, but I think AI is going to be massive in songwriting on many levels. One, on a very basic level, if somebody is stuck and you want to experiment and get an idea. Two, is that not everyone, but too many people today are making records for TikTok.”

He continued: “They used to make records for radio, but now it’s TikTok. That’s why all these pop records sound exactly the same. So if you’re making records like that, making records with this formula, then you’re going to start seeing big hits written and recorded with AI.”