Live Nation Productions Chief Heather Parry Put on Leave Over Abuse Allegations

Heather Parry, president of Live Nation’s film and TV division Live Nation Productions, has been put on a leave of absence following allegations of abuse made by Live Nation employees, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “At Live Nation we pride ourselves on having an open, accessible and inclusive culture,” a Live Nation representative said in a statement. “We take all employee complaints seriously and have retained a third party to investigate. We have placed Ms. Parry on leave during this time.”

On December 19, Parry was accused of abuse in a tweet that was posted and deleted from the company’s official Twitter account. The tweet, allegedly sent by a Live Nation Productions employee and viewed by Pitchfork, accused Parry of throwing objects at employees and using homophobic, racist, and sexist language. The tweet also accused the company of ignoring employees’ complaints about Parry.

Today, Variety revealed that they’d obtained audio from a meeting between four Live Nation employees and two executives (Joe Berchtold and CFO Kathy Willard). In the recordings, two of the four employees can be heard telling Willard and Berchtold that they had to seek out therapy as a result of Parry’s behavior. One employee divulged that they were suffering heath issues because of her. Willard and Berchtold acknowledged that Parry is difficult to work with, but suggested that the entire division might shut down if she were let go.

Live Nation Productions is one of the production companies behind Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s A Star Is Born. They’ve also produced documentaries about Bad Boy Records, Lady Gaga, Imagine Dragons, Eagles of Death Metal, and more. Future projects include a film about Kim Petras and “From Cradle to Stage,” a series from Dave Grohl and his mom.

Parry is a long-time film producer who worked with MTV and Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions before joining Live Nation Productions.