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L.A. Reid, Drew Dixon Reach Confidential Settlement on Day Trial Was to Begin

The confidential resolution ends the case without an admission of liability.

Overview

  • The Manhattan federal trial set for Jan. 12, 2026, did not start, and Dixon announced the deal outside the locked courtroom.
  • Terms were not disclosed, and Reid’s lawyer said the matter was resolved without any admission of liability.
  • Dixon filed the lawsuit in November 2023 under New York’s Adult Survivors Act window, alleging sexual assault and harassment dating to the early 2000s.
  • Her complaint details alleged assaults in 2001 on a flight to a company event in Puerto Rico and later in a car, along with claims of career retaliation after she rebuffed him.
  • Planned testimony, including from John Legend about alleged retaliation at Arista Records, will not be heard because the trial will not proceed.