Kevin Liles has launched a press release claiming he’s being threatened with a sexual assault lawsuit from rapper Girl Luck, and he’s denying the claims.
Kevin Liles Reacts to Girl Luck Allegations
On Tuesday (Could 27), the previous Def Jam president put out a proper press launch revealing that he just lately acquired a letter from the attorneys of former Def Jam artist Girl Luck asking for $30 million or she would publish a guide and file a lawsuit about being sexually assaulted by Liles whereas on the label.
Liles claims Luck, born Shanell Jones, alleges that he threatened to reveal himself to her and tried to drive her to carry out oral intercourse on him.
“None of this ever occurred,” Liles’ assertion reads. “Her threatened allegations are completely false. And they’re contradicted by Ms. Jones’s many public statements about me and her expertise at Def Jam. They’re additionally at odds together with her continued outreach and relationship with each my household and me for the previous 26 years. Her story is a fabrication. Moderately than pay her and her authorized staff, I’m publicly addressing what I view to be an extortion try.”
“It appears Ms. Jones hopes to leverage the present information atmosphere to strain me into writing an exorbitant test with the intention to keep away from the destructive publicity that can seemingly outcome from her false claims,” Liles’ assertion continues. “I intend to vigorously struggle any criticism she could file and can take no matter authorized motion is important towards her and the attorneys who’ve participated on this tried shakedown.”
Along with his assertion, Liles has created a whole web site, ladylucksownwords.com, the place he has compiled dozens of interviews and tweets the place Girl Luck speaks and posts extremely about her time on Def Jam and dealing with Liles.
XXL has reached out to Girl Luck for remark.
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That is the second time this 12 months that Liles has confronted related allegations. Again in February, he was sued by a former Def Jam worker who claims she was raped by the music exec whereas working as his government assistant within the early 2000s. Liles vehemently denied the claims.
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