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April 19, 2011 / 1:19 PM

DioGuardi says producer raped her

Kara DioGuardi arrives for the 2009 Songwriters Hall of Fame 40th Anniversary Induction Ceremony and Gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York on June 18, 2009. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh)

Kara DioGuardi arrives for the 2009 Songwriters Hall of Fame 40th Anniversary Induction Ceremony and Gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York on June 18, 2009. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh) | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, April 19 (UPI) -- U.S. songwriter and TV personality Kara DioGuardi says in her memoir "A Helluva High Note" she was date-raped by a music producer.

UsMagazine.com quoted DioGuardi, 40, as saying she went on a date in 2000 with a "fairly known producer" who sexually assaulted her after a friendly dinner.

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"He was on top of me, pumping, sweating, and speaking to me in Spanish, not a word of which I could understand," DioGuardi wrote in the book.

She added she didn't report the incident for fear it would ruin her career, UsMagazine.com said.

DioGuardi, a former judge on "American Idol," will be seen next month in the new competition series "Platinum Hit."

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