Veteran music executive Kevin Liles has been hit with a sexual assault lawsuit stemming from allegations that date back to the early 2000s, when he was a top executive at Def Jam Recordings.

Kevin Liles, the veteran music executive who has played a key role in D'Angelo and Young Thug's careers, has been sued by a Jane Doe claiming that he sexually assaulted her during her employment at Def Jam in the early 2000s.

At the time of the alleged assault, Liles worked as President of Def Jam and EVP of Island Def Jam, two positions he held from 1999 through 2004. Doe alleges that she started working at Def Jam as an executive assistant to the general manager around 1999 and that Liles began sexually harassing her with “derogatory and degrading comments based on her gender regarding her body and appearance.

Music executive Kevin Liles is being sued by a woman alleging she was sexually assaulted when he was an executive at Def Jam Recordings in 2002. According to Variety, Jane Doe claims that the former Def Jam president did so during her employment at the label in the early 2000s and has named Universal Music Group,

Ex-Def Jam President Kevin Liles, who's behind the careers of D'Angelo and Young Thug, has been accused of sexually assaulting a then-employee in the 2000s.

Longtime music executive Kevin Liles, Def Jam Recordings and Universal Music Group are reportedly being sued by a woman for sexual assault. Former Def Jam Employee Accuses Kevin Liles of Rape On Thursday (Feb.