Tuesday 13 September 2022 11:59 PM Celebrity magazine publisher Jason Binn, 54, is cleared of groping a teen ... trends now Celebrity magazine publisher Jason Binn has been cleared of all charges leveled against him in June when he was accused of molesting an underage female relative. Binn, 54, was arrested in June for allegedly groping the buttocks of a 16-year old girl after a family dinner at the ritzy New York City restaurant Cipriani on Valentine's Day last winter. The founder and CEO of the glitzy magazine DuJour was charged with forcible touching intimate parts, endangering the welfare of a child and sexual abuse in the third degree. As the New York District Attorney's office dropped the charges, Binn said the allegations were fabricated by his estranged wife, Haley Lieberman Binn, amidst their bitter divorce battle. 'I hope no one ever has to go through this nightmare,' Binn told Page Six. Binn and Lieberman separated in 2016 after 12 years of marriage, and began divorce proceedings in 2020. The two have two girls and one boy together. 'As to the future of my relationship with my children, I will continue to be the best and most loving father a man can be,' Binn said. Celebrity magazine publisher Jason Binn was cleared of all charges after he was accused of molesting an underage female relative After he was exonerated Binn said the allegations were fabricated by his estranged wife, Haley Lieberman Binn, amidst their bitter divorce battle According to the June criminal complaint obtained by DailyMail.com, Binn was accused of touching the minor 'for the purpose of [self-gratification]' and without her consent, and said the victim alleged Binn 'placed his hand over her clothing and squeezed her buttocks.' Photos from his arraignment showed Binn - typically clean cut and smartly dressed - disheveled with his shirt untucked as he was read his charges in a Manhattan criminal court. Binn vehemently denied the charges, with his attorney characterizing them as being a part of the nasty divorce. 'This is unfortunately the latest chapter in a long and bitter divorce proceeding,' Binn's attorney, Valentina Shaknes, said after his arrest. Binn at the Manhattan Criminal Court in June after he was accused of groping an underage girl Binn maintained his innocence after his June arrest, and his attorney said the accusations were part of an ongoing divorce battle Binn has made luxury not only his lifestyle but his business. As founder and chairman of Niche Media, he has an estimated net worth of $50million and is the man behind an array of 'boutique' magazines including Hamptons and Gotham. Binn had previously founded and run Niche Media, the former publisher of high-end magazines such as Los Angeles Confidential, Aspen Peak, Ocean Drive, Gotham and Hamptons, to name just a few. He has owned properties in Tribeca, Aspen, Miami and Southampton where he is a fixture of the elite Hamptons cocktail party and celebrity scene. He has been a guest at Kris Jenner's birthday parties, posing for pictures with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. He has rubbed shoulders with Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, and he has partied with Lenny Kravitz and Lionel Ritchie in Miami's Art Basel. The luxury magazine publisher with Kim Kardashian and at a Niche Media party in 2010 Jason Binn with Kanye West at a DuJour magazine event in Los Angeles in 2017 Now billed as a 'publishing legend,' he began his career at advertising agency D'Arcy Masius Benton and Bowles at the age 23 having graduated early and magnum cum laude from Boston University's College of Communications. In 1992 he moved to Miami and founded Ocean Drive Magazine. Six years later in 1998 he founded Niche and a slew of other haute society titles followed including Hamptons Magazine, Capitol File, Gotham, Los Angeles Confidential, Aspen Peak and Michigan Avenue. In 2005 he was profiled in Forbes Magazine's, 'Forbes 400,' and was named Ernst and Young's 'Entrepreneur of the Year.' Two years later he was the only media member inducted into the American Advertising Federation's 'Advertising Hall of Achievement' and in 2008 he was listed in Crain's '40 Under 40' list of successful entrepreneurs. In 2010 he was appointed chairman of Niche the same year that he was appointed Chief Advisor to online luxury shopping company, Gilt. Jason Binn (second from right) pictured with Donald Trump, and rock star Steven Tyler in 2008 Jason Binn and Beyonce Knowles at the Gotham Magazine annual gala in New York City, 2008 His quarterly publication DuJour Magazine unashamedly caters to a readership of clients who have a minimum net worth of $5million. In order to receive a copy of the magazine, one had to meet five of seven qualifications including an average net worth of $5million and liquid assets of more than $1 million, average home values above $1.5 million, average income of more than $250,000, annual offline luxury purchases of more than $100,000 or annual online purchases and philanthropic donations respectively totaling more than $10,000. Profiled by Forbes last August the magazine praised Binn for his ability to network, singling out his focus on 'connections' as lying at the heart of his success that saw his company grow from just five employees in 1992 to over 300. But while his professional fortunes sky rocketed Binn's private life foundered. In the first edition of DuJour he wrote, 'Without the love and support of my wife Haley, and my children, what you are about to see on these pages would not be possible. They are my partners for life.' But it didn't work out that way and the couple quietly split in 2016 with neither commenting on the reasons. Binn had married Haley Liebermann, 46, who formerly worked in real estate, in December 2003 at a ceremony in Fontainebleau, Miami. Her parents Diane and Alan Lieberman own the South Beach Group Hotels in Miami. All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility