A top investment banker has been accused of being the man in a viral video that showed him punching a woman in front of shocked onlookers in Brooklyn over the weekend.
section The X post, which has been viewed more than 10 million times as of Monday morning, shows the woman falling to the ground after being hit in the face. The man, who left after the apparent assault, is wearing a jacket that appears to have some sort of wet substance down the back.
The text in the video says: “This guy punched me in the face today and broke my nose and broke my friends arm. Can someone find him?”
Several publications have claimed that the man in the footage is Jonathan Kay, a managing director who leads the global business services franchise at investment bank Moelis & Company.
“We have learned that one of our employees was involved in a serious accident in Brooklyn on June 8,” the bank wrote in a public statement. statement. “We take this matter seriously and are investigating,” he added.
The statement did not mention the subject of the investigation, but provided its details Same text To the media requesting comment on posts identifying Kay over the weekend. The Daily Beast has contacted Moelis and Kaye for comment.
An anonymous source close to the situation spoke to daily MailThe situation began after Kai told the group that they were “on the wrong side.”
The group then poured red liquid on Kay before he fell or “hit his chest” to the ground, according to the source. The source also claimed that Kai’s ankle was covered in blood after he fell.
according to the New York PostThe incident happened in Park Slope, where thousands of people gathered for Brooklyn Pride on Saturday evening. Footage shared online does not show the events leading up to the punch, but the man identified online as Kai can be heard responding to angry bystanders harassing him after the incident: “She threw shit all over me.”
An NYPD spokesperson told The Daily Beast that the department is aware of the video but “there are currently no complaint reports on file.” The spokesman added: “We encourage anyone who has been a victim to file a police report.”
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