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Kevin Liles Sued for Alleged 2002 Sexual Assault at Def Jam, Exec Responds
Kevin Liles Sued
For Alleged Rape & Battery
…He Slams The Claims
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8:13 PM PT — Kevin Liles has responded to the lawsuit, in a statement with TMZ Hip Hop, slamming the allegations … “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.”
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Kevin continues — “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.”
Hip Hop music industry legend Kevin Liles is facing a new sexual assault lawsuit … a woman claims he raped her while he was an exec at Def Jam Recordings.
According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Liles is being sued by a woman not identified publicly who says she began working for the iconic music imprint in 1999 … and claims she was quickly subjected to repeated instances of sexual harassment from Liles from 2000 to 2002.
The suit claims Liles would constantly press his body against the woman’s breasts and grab her buttocks at work.
The woman — suing as a Jane Doe — says she continuously rebuffed Liles’ sexual advances, but she claims he ultimately sexually assaulted and raped her in 2002.
Liles was connected to Def Jam until 2004, before he went on to be a top V.P. at Warner Music Group. He resigned from that role in September.
APRIL 2024
TMZ.com
The last time we spoke to him, he swatted down the flurry of Diddy lawsuits that were being filed at the time.
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