Top Dawg Entertainment Executives and Employees Accused of Sexual Misconduct in Lawsuit

Top Dawg Entertainment is being sued by two women for alleged sexual misconduct.

Newsweek was the first to report (but Complex has obtained and reviewed the court documents) that the two women have accused several of the label’s executives and employees of sexual harassment, assault, and breach of contract. In a lawsuit that was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court in early December, the two women allege that TDE’s management ignored the allegations when they were made aware of them.

According to the lawsuit, the first plaintiff stated that she started working at TDE in 2019 and alleged that Chief Marketing Officer Brandon Tiffith approached her with unwanted sexual advances as well as sexual battery.

This woman also accused TDE president Anthony Tiffith Jr., the son of the label’s founder, of a pattern of sexual harassment. When seeking payment for her professional services that she offered the label, the plaintiff alleged that TDE failed to honor her contract with the president.

The second plaintiff also alleged sexual harassment from TDE employees while on TDE property. In one incident, she claimed that she was coerced into “consuming alcohol while underage for the purpose of sexual exploitation."

The plaintiffs are seeking damages for emotional distress, economic harm, and violations of their rights under California law. Additionally, the plaintiffs are going after punitive damages for "TDE's ratification of the sexual misconduct of its officers."

In a press release provided to Complex, the attorney representing the two women, Shounak Dharap of Arns Davis Law, expressed the intent to hold TDE accountable. "This lawsuit presents a glaring example of the systemic abuse and exploitation in the entertainment industry," Dharap said. "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."

TDE is the former home of Kendrick Lamar, who left the label in 2022. The record label houses artists like ScHoolboy Q and SZA. None of the aforementioned artist are named in the lawsuit.

This story is being updated.