JERMAINE DUPRI - DUPRI DROPPED AS ISLAND RECORDS PRESIDENT?

DUPRI DROPPED AS ISLAND RECORDS PRESIDENT?

Producer JERMAINE DUPRI has been dropped from his position as President of Island Records Urban Music, according to a new report.
The star has headed up the label, a division of the Island Def Jam Music Group, since 2007, overseeing the firm's entire urban music operation and producing tracks for several of its artists, including Mariah Carey and his girlfriend Janet Jackson.
But according to U.S. website AllHipHop.com, Dupri is set to step down from the role after he was "terminated effective immediately". No reason for the split was given as WENN went to press.
An anonymous source tells the site a formal announcement of his departure is expected as early as Thursday (08Jan09).