...at his "showpiece" Joshua Tree home
The Kellogg Doolittle house is a modernist mirage, built into a cliffside just north of Joshua Tree National Park. Its fanned concrete roof panels, designed by organic architecture master Ken Kellogg, look like a fossil or a carapace when viewed from above. Following the amber-lit driveway into the home, where the dramatically curved rock walls evoke a luxurious slot canyon, you disappear into the landscape.
The house is a showpiece for its owner, Scott Leonard, who throws music and fashion-industry events there. In February 2023, Leonard, who describes himself as a former major-label record executive and artist manager, hosted Grammy winner Alicia Keys, who performed a private concert sponsored by Hennessy liquor. For aspiring musicians in the artsy desert town below, an invitation to visit would be unforgettable.
Jamie-Lee Dimes said she has a different, darker memory of that house. The singer-songwriter alleged that in 2022, Leonard invited her to the home to give advice about her music career. Instead, Dimes alleged in an interview and in a San Bernardino County sheriff’s report reviewed by The Times, Leonard drugged and raped her there.
“This has been one of the worst times in my life,” Dimes said. “If this is what I have to tolerate to have a career in music, I would rather speak up.”