Top Dawg Entertainment executives sued, accused of sexual misconduct

Anthony "Moosa" Tiffith and Brandon Tiffith, top executives of indie hip-hop and R&B label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), are currently being sued for sexual misconduct by two women – one a former employee and one a friend of an artist on the label.

In court documents obtained by XXL yesterday, two women anonymously filed a lawsuit on December 4, 2024, pressing charges for sexual battery, sexual assault and harassment, and unpaid wages.

Brandon Tiffith is the current Chief Marketing Officer of TDE, and Anthony "Moosa" Tiffith is the label's president. "Moosa" Tiffith has been co-president of the label with Terrence "Punch" Henderson since founding president Dave Free left the company in 2019, according to Rolling Stone. Neither Henderson nor Free are mentioned in this current lawsuit.

The unnamed women filed their suit in the Los Angeles Superior Court, seeking trial by jury. They claimed that the Tiffiths, as well as employee David Harell, were responsible for a "pervasive culture of sexual harassment within TDE, implicating some of its highest-ranking executives," as reported by Newsweek.

The first plaintiff, referred to as "Jane Doe" in the lawsuit, was hired around 2019 to work in public relations and marketing for TDE. "During the course of her performance of work for TDE," the suit writes, "she was subject to inappropriate workplace behavior, including sexual harassment and assault by officers and executives of the company." According to Newsweek, she names Brandon Tiffith as the executive who approached her with unwanted sexual advances and sexual battery. She also claims that Anthony "Moosa" Tiffith "engaged in a pattern of ongoing sexual harassment," Newseek writes.

Doe is also filing for unpaid labor, as she claims that the president of TDE filed to honor a contract to pay her for her services.

The second plaintiff ("Jane Roe") did not work for the company, but according to XXL, she identifies as a friend of an artist on the label. She claims she was "sexually harassed twice by TDE employees, one of whom gave her alcohol (despite her being underage) in an attempt to further sexual advances," according to quotes from the suit provided in XXL's January 31 report.

The two women are represented by Shounak S. Dharap of Arns Davis Law. In a January 31 press release from the firm, he commented:

“This lawsuit presents a glaring example of the systemic abuse and exploitation in the entertainment industry. Our clients trusted TDE to act with integrity and professionalism. Instead, their trust was betrayed in profoundly damaging ways. They’re bringing this lawsuit because they refuse to be silenced, and because they intend to hold TDE accountable in court."

None of the defendants have released a statement as of yet. It is also unclear if TDE will take any measures in regards to the positions of leadership both defendants have.

Furthermore, no artist on the label, former or current, is implicated in the current lawsuit.

Victoria Borlando

New York, NY

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