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Nine women have accused opera star Plácido Domingo of sexual harassment. CHRISTOPHE SIMON (AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
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Domingo facing harassment claims Nine women accuse the Spanish opera star of sexual misconduct #METOO For decades, Plácido Domingo, one of the most celebrated and powerful men in opera, has tried to pressure women into sexual relationships by dangling jobs and then sometimes punishing the women professionally when they refused his advances, numerous accusers told The Associated Press. Regarded as one of the greatest opera singers of all time, Domingo also is a prolific conductor and the director of the Los Angeles Opera. The multiple Grammy winner is an immensely respected figure in his rarefied world, described by colleagues as a man of prodigious charm. At 78, Domingo still attracts sellout crowds around the globe and continues adding to the 150 roles he has sung in 4,000-plus performances, more than any opera singer in history. But his accusers and others in the industry say there is a troubling side to Domingo — one they say has long been an open secret in the opera world. Eight singers and a dancer have told AP that they were sexually harassed by the longmarried, Spanish-born superstar in encounters that took place
over three decades beginning in the late 1980s, at venues that included opera companies where he held top managerial positions. One accuser said Domingo stuck his hand down her skirt, and three others said he forced wet kisses on their lips — in a dressing room, a hotel room and at a lunch meeting. “He was always touching you in some way, and always kissing you,” one of the singers said. In addition to the nine accusers, a half-dozen other women said that suggestive overtures by Domingo made them uncomfortable. AP also spoke to almost three dozen other singers, dancers, orchestra musicians, members of backstage staff, voice teachers and an administrator who said they witnessed inappropriate sexually tinged behavior by Domingo and that he pursued younger women with impunity. Domingo did not respond to detailed questions from AP, but issued a statement saying: “The allegations from these unnamed individuals dating back as many as thirty years are deeply troubling, and as presented, inaccurate. “Still, it is painful to hear that I may have upset anyone or made them feel uncomfortable — no matter how long ago and despite my best intentions.” JOCELYN GECKER (AP)
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