Antonio “L.A.” Reid, a longtime music executive who was influential in the careers of artists like Usher, Mariah Carey and Pink, has been accused of sexual assault by a former music executive who worked alongside him.

The lawsuit, which was filed in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday, alleges that Reid assaulted Drew Dixon twice while they were working together at Arista Records in 2001. Dixon, a former vice president of A&R at the label, claims the assaults stifled her career and halted her from working with future stars, such as John Legend and Kanye West.

The lawsuit specifically accuses Reid of sexual battery, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress as well as a “crime of violence motivated by gender.”