Kevin Liles, Veteran Music Executive Who has played a key role in D’Angelo and Young Thug’s careers, has been tuned by a Jane Doe, claiming he sexually attacked her during her employment in Def Jam in the early 2000s.
In the costume, submitted in the New York Supreme Court and is reviewed by AmountDoe is called Universal Music Group, Def Jam and Liles as respondents. She submitted under the victims of the Gender Motivated Violence Act, which was granted an amendment in 2022 to allow survivors whose claims were previously limited to submit on March 1, 2025.
At the time of the alleged attack, Liles served as president of Def Jam and EVP for Island Def Jam and held service from 1999 to 2004. Doe claims that she started working at Def Jam as an executive assistant for the Director General around 1999 and that Liles began to sexually harass her shortly after, and made her “declining In 2002, the sexual harassment escalated, with Liles allegedly pressing her body against her breasts and grasping her behind.
In 2002, Doe says she was in the office with Liles when he made sexual progress that she rejected. He then forced himself at the top of her and raped her despite continued protests. The suit claims that UMG and Def Jam “did not just know or should have known” about Liles “tendency to commit the aforementioned violent crimes”, but also enabled how he got involved with employees.
In a statement divided by AmountDoe’s lawyer Lucas B. Franken, partner at Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala Pllc, said: “We praise our client for her determination to seek justice for the sexual abuse that she endured, as well as the pure courage it took to a well -known, celebrity character. In our long experience of defending victims for sexual abuse, we have witnessed a common thread and that is that they are often not alone in their abuse. Based on the violent and unhappy behavior, we expect others to be abused, and we hope that they can also come to share their experiences and strive for justice. “
Representatives of Liles and UMG, which owns Def Jam, did not respond to AmountRequest for comment.
In 2023, Liles was appointed a respondent in a lawsuit of $ 25 million, which was submitted against singer Trey Songz, which he manages. Jane Doe, who filed the action, claimed that Liles ignored the growing charges against Songz over the years. The suit was decided the following year.
Liles, who was a veteran label and management manager, recently left Liles his chairman and CEO of Warner Musics 3000 Elektra Entertainment at the end of 2024. He joined Warner in 2022 after the company acquired 300, which he founded with the former Warner recorded music manager Lyor Cohen, for SEK 400. The company saw significant chart success with Young Thug, Gunna, Megan Thee Stallion and others. His management customers over the years included Mariah Carey and D’Angelo.
