Ex-Moelis banker arrested on assault charges after viral punching video

In the video, posted on X, Kaye is seen punching a woman at a Brooklyn Pride event last month. The woman falls to the ground in the video; Kaye can be seen walking away with a stain on the back of his blazer, saying, “She fucking threw shit all over me.”

Kaye’s lawyer, Danya Perry, said that he was “terrorized,” according to a Bloomberg report. She said his team shared a separate video with the district attorney that shows people forming a ring around him, pouring two unknown liquids on him, shoving him to the ground, and yelling antisemitic slurs at him, the report said.

“We will aggressively fight injustice, and we look forward to a full vindication for our client,” Perry said, according to Bloomberg.

A spokesperson for Kaye previously told BI that he had feared for his safety when he was surrounded by “agitators” who physically assaulted and threw liquids on him.

“Given the sharp rise in antisemitic incidents, any Jewish person in this situation would naturally feel threatened and feel the need to defend themselves and return safely to their family,” the spokesperson said.

Kaye worked as a managing director leading Moelis’ global business-services franchise before resigning. Moelis did not respond to a request for comment.