Yesterday, Clipse made waves when GQ revealed that they have left Def Jam Recordings amid a spat over Kendrick Lamar’s appearance on their upcoming Let God Sort Em Out project. The Virginia duo discussed the situation further during a recent Rolling Stone interview in Manhattan. Before we knew that Roc …
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The Jane Doe now suing former Def Jam President Kevin Liles with allegations he raped her in a company office in 2002 previously signed a settlement agreement that released Def Jam’s owner, UMG, and any staff including Liles from “all claims” related to the woman’s employment at the label, a …
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Former Def Jam President Kevin Liles says the sexual assault allegations leveled against him by a Jane Doe plaintiff are “patently false” and asked the court for permission to file a motion to permanently dismiss the woman’s lawsuit. In a letter to a federal judge filed Tuesday, Liles’ lawyer says …
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The former Def Jam executive who claimsRussell Simmonspinned her down andraped her inside his Manhattan apartmentin the mid-1990s has revived her lawsuit against the music mogul after it was derailed by a federal judge last month. The Jane Doe plaintiff refiled her complaint today in New York state court. A …
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An anonymous Jane Doe plaintiff is suing Universal Music Group, Def Jam Records, and influential music executive Kevin Liles with claims Liles sexually assaulted her while she was working as his executive assistant more than 20 years ago. In her lawsuit filed Thursday morning in Manhattan, the woman claims she …
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LiAngelo Ball is the first breakout rapper of 2025, though up until now, he was better known as a basketball player. Def Jam, who reportedly signed Ball to a record deal (including his own label) worth as much as $13 million, is betting on that dynamic changing. The hefty contract …
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