WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Former top music executive Kevin Liles has slammed a new lawsuit filed against him by Jane Doe, alleging that he sexually assaulted her while she worked as an executive assistant at Def Jam. “I absolutely deny the outrageous claims reported in the press this evening. I wish I could share a more detailed response to this slander, but this is the first I’ve heard of this claim and the anonymous accuser’s attorney shared the lawsuit with gossip influencers and media outlets before it was even posted by the court, so my attorneys and I have not seen the actual lawsuit,” Liles said in a statement to Variety. He continued: “After nearly 40 years of service to our culture, I’ve intentionally built a reputation for doing things the right way, treating people the right way, and empowering women. It is a shameful reality that these lies spread so freely. My attorneys and I will fully clear my name, and when we are successful, this anonymous accuser and her attorney will face a defamation lawsuit and every other available legal consequence. These allegations will not derail my mission to be of service to our community, and focus on the greater good and greater God.” Doe says she worked at the label between 1999 and 2002. Liles was President of Def Jam and EVP of Island Def Jam from 1999 to 2004 before joining Warner Music in 2022. He resigned as chairman and CEO late last year amid the fallout from the arrest of Sean “Diddy” Combs, as Warner Music was once the home of Diddy’s record label, Bad Boy. Liles’ camp denied the two events were connected.
Music Exec Kevin Liles SLAMS “Outrageous” S*xual Assault Allegations
