Deborah Dugan took over as the first female Recording Academy president/CEO back in August of 2019. She has recently been placed on administrative leave- effective immediately- just a little more than a week before the 2020 Grammy Awards due to “serious concerns” being brought to the board of trustees’ attention.

According to sources from the Hollywood Reporter, those serious concerns included an allegation of misconduct by a senior female member of the Recording Academy team.

“The Board has also retained two independent third-party investigators to conduct independent investigations of the allegations,” according to a statement released to Billboard.

Insiders claim that Dugan was not a good fit for the academy from the start, and her relationships within the organization went down hill very quickly.

“Once there were some indications that she was not cooperating with the staff and the board, everything unraveled surprisingly quickly and in a very complex way,” the source said. “It wasn’t like a single incident. It was a series of issues. I think it goes way beyond not just being a good fit,” the source added.

On the other hand, another source says that Dugan came into an organization that was loyal to her predecessor Neil Portnow, which resulted into Dugan being met with resistance and was unable to move forward in her new role and prosper.

The NY Times says that Dugan was removed after Portnow’s assistant, who worked for Dugan temporarily, filed a complaint, accusing Dugan of a bullying management style, which also contributed to her taking a leave of absence.

In a statement released by her attorney Bryan Freedman, Deborah Dugan threatened to expose the academy over her removal “What has been reported is not nearly the story that needs to be told. When our ability to speak is not restrained by a 28-page contract and legal threats, we will expose what happens when you ‘step up’ at the Recording Academy, a public nonprofit,” the statement read.

The 62nd annual Grammy Awards take place Jan. 26, in Los Angeles. Stay tuned for more updates here.