Kevin Liles is fighting back against a lawsuit accusing him of sexual misconduct, calling the claims “outrageous lies” and asking a judge to dismiss the case.
The former Def Jam exec was hit with a lawsuit in February by a woman identified as Jane Doe, who claims Liles sexually harassed and r*ped her between 2000 and 2002 during her time at Def Jam. Liles denied it all from the beginning.
Now, his legal team is asking Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald to throw out the case with prejudice, arguing the accusations are not only false but also fall outside the legal time window for such claims in New York.
With prejudice means that Doe will not be able to re-file her lawsuit.
UMG, also named in the lawsuit, backed Liles in a separate filing, saying even if the allegations were true, that they had nothing to do with company business and they they should be left out of it.
Doe’s suit also claimed UMG and Def Jam should have known about Liles’ alleged behavior but his lawyers say she gave no real proof, calling her claims vague and lacking detail.
The lawsuit dropped not long after Liles exited his role at Warner Music’s 300 Elektra Entertainment, a label he co-founded. The label’s roster includes artists like Megan Thee Stallion and Mary J. Blige.