A woman dismissed her sexual abuse and harassment lawsuit against Interscope Records co-founder Jimmy Iovine. According to court documents obtained by AllHipHop, Iovine’s accuser filed a notice of discontinuance of her claims with prejudice on February 15.
“Please take notice that pursuant to New York Civil Practice Law and Rules 3217(a)(1), whereas no party hereto is an infant, incompetent person for whom a committee has been appointed or conservatee and no person not a party has an interest in the subject matter of the action, this action as against Defendant Jimmy Iovine is hereby discontinued in its entirety with prejudice and without costs to any party as against the other,” her lawyers wrote. “This notice may be filed without further notice with the Clerk of the Court.”
The identity of Iovine’s accuser was not revealed. The woman identified herself as Jane Doe in the complaint against Dr. Dre’s longtime business partner. A spokesperson for Iovine said he was “shocked and baffled” by the allegations.
“This inquiry is the first we’ve heard of this matter,” his spokesperson said. “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.”
Last year, Jane Doe sued Iovine for “multiple instances of sexual abuse and forcible touching of her, including a specific incident of sexual misconduct” in 2007. She pursued legal action via New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which expired in November 2023.
The Adult Survivors Act created a one-year window for sexual assault victims to sue their accusers regardless of when the alleged abuse occurred. Fellow music mogul Diddy faced multiple lawsuits under the act.
Jane Doe dismissed her lawsuit with prejudice, which means she cannot refile the claim again in the same court. She was seeking unspecific damages from Iovine before the dismissal.