300 Leisure co-founder Kevin Liles has denied sexual assault allegations made by rapper Woman Luck (born Shanell Jones). Liles launched a press release on Tuesday (Might 27) claiming the previous Def Jam artist engaged in a $30 million extortion plot in opposition to him earlier this month.
In line with Liles, Jones and her authorized crew threatened to launch a ebook and file a lawsuit full of “totally false and horrendous allegations” if he didn’t pay them $30 million. He continued to disclaim allegations that she was “groomed” after signing almost 26 years in the past with Def Jam.
Liles additionally listed threats of unveiling that he allegedly uncovered himself to her and compelled Woman Luck to carry out oral intercourse on him in his automobile. “None of this ever occurred,” he wrote. “Her threatened allegations are completely false… Quite than pay her and her authorized crew, I’m publicly addressing what I view to be an extortion try.”
The 57-year-old music mogul intends to “vigorously struggle” any authorized motion Luck might take sooner or later in opposition to him. He went into depth concerning the performs he made to assist her profession, however it “by no means reached the heights she or Liles hoped for.”
Liles alleged that Luck turned to a “lifetime of crime” and handled a historical past of “substance abuse” and “dependancy.” He claims they have been in touch as just lately as final 12 months when she reached out to Liles to get assist establishing distribution for her new music.
Liles’ assertion additionally cites alleged examples of Woman Luck exhibiting like to him in varied interviews over time, in addition to a birthday shout-out submit to Instagram in 2020.
Woman Luck caught the eye of the hip-hop world after a collection of fiery freestyles across the flip of the century at Sizzling 97, and signed with Def Jam (Liles served as president of Def Jam Recordings and government vp of the Island Def Jam Music Group from 1999 to 2004).
She was featured in Jay-Z’s 2000 tour documentary Backstage and appeared on EPMD’s “Symphony 2000” with Technique Man and Crimsonman, which reached No. 28 on the Sizzling Rap Songs chart in 1999.
Earlier this 12 months, Liles was the topic of a sexual assault lawsuit. The sufferer, who filed underneath Jane Doe, claimed that Liles sexually assaulted her whereas serving because the president of Def Jam Information in 2002. He responded to the swimsuit in April, asking for it to be thrown out, calling the “salacious” allegations “patently false.”
Discover Kevin Liles’ full assertion under.
