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Millionaire banker Jonathan Kaye is attacked outside court after being charged with assault for slugging woman at NYC Pride event

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By Stephen M. Lepore For Dailymail.Com

Published: 23:42 BST, 1 July 2024 | Updated: 23:53 BST, 1 July 2024

New York investment banker Jonathan Kaye was attacked and called anti-Semitic slurs outside his court appearance, after being charged with assault for slugging a woman at a Pride event.

Kaye, 52, the now former managing director at Moelis & Company, made headlines in early June after viral video showed him throwing a vicious punch at a female reveler at the Brooklyn Pride Parade on June 8.

He was arrested on Monday morning after he willingly turned himself in to police in Brooklyn, where he has been booked on second and third degree assault charges.

Upon leaving court, he and his lawyer were met by attackers, at least one of whom - a man - went after his female attorney with a knife.

The group Kaye and his attorney engaged with also had antisemitic slurs hurled at them, with at least one member of the pro-Hamas group calling out 'Zionist pigs' and 'Jewish dogs'.

New York investment banker Jonathan Kaye was attacked outside his court appearance, after being charged with assault for slugging a woman at a Pride event

Kaye, 52, the now former managing director at Moelis & Company, made headlines in early June after viral video showed him throwing a vicious punch at a female reveler at the Brooklyn Pride Parade on June 8

The man slammed the attorney on the back and then tried to chase Kaye with his car keys between his fingers, attempting to use the keys as a weapon. 

A woman eventually told the attacker to run, which he did. DailyMail.com is reaching out to the NYPD for comment.  

It comes after sources close to the financier came forward with his side of the story in the wake of the controversy last month, claiming the fracas had unfolded after a group of four female 'Queers for Palestine' supporters allegedly started taunting the Jewish financier and throwing liquids at him as he left a nearby restaurant that night.

Unseen footage obtained by DailyMail.com offers new insight into the events leading up to scuffle, showing the moment the two parties cross paths on the street in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood, before getting into a heated physical confrontation.

This is a developing story. 

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