Russell Simmons is being sued for an alleged rape of a Def Jam worker that occurred at his house within the late Nineties.
Russell Simmons Sued for Alleged Rape
On Tuesday (Feb. 13), Variety reported {that a} former music video producer, who goes by Jane Doe, filed a lawsuit towards Russell Simmons alleging he sexually assaulted her when she labored for Def Jam Recordings within the late Nineties.
Doe claims she went to Simmons’ Manhattan house to get his approval for a music video lower. Once there, she claims Simmons carried out a “wrestling move” on her earlier than pinning her to the mattress and raping her.
“Ms. Doe rejected his advance and told him to ‘get off’ and ‘stop’ several times,” the lawsuit reads. “She told him she was ‘serious’ and she ‘meant it.’ But Ms. Doe was forcefully pinned, could not move under his weight and Mr. Simmons would not listen to her.”
Doe’s attorneys Kenya Davis and Sigrid McCawley moreover declare that Simmons was sexually harassing their consumer at work main as much as the assault. Doe claimed he’d shut the door behind him whereas they have been alone and lean over her whereas making sexual remarks. Doe reportedly left Def Jam shortly after the assault and developed an consuming dysfunction and different psychological points.
“She was proud of her contributions to the burgeoning musical genre of hip hop, but her hard work and her career in music was disrupted and derailed by Mr. Simmons, a rich and powerful celebrity whose wealth and influence allowed his abusive behavior to go unchallenged for decades,” Doe’s legal professional’s stated. “Now a successful writer and producer in the entertainment industry, Jane Doe’s traumatic experiences with Simmons echo those of so many other women who he has preyed upon for decades.”
Simmons had beforehand been accused by 18 different ladies of rape and sexual assault again in 2018. According to the lawsuit, Doe determined to come back ahead after seeing the opposite ladies’s allegations.
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Russell Simmons Settled Sexual Assault Case in 2018
Back in April of 2018, Russell Simmons settled a lawsuit from Jennifer Jarosik who beforehand sued Simmons for $5 million. Jarosik claimed he sexually assaulted her after she refused his advances. According to TMZ, Jarosik’s lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice, which implies she will be able to’t refile.
Simmons has apologized over time for being insensitive however has claimed he was by no means violent in the direction of ladies.
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