Music mogul Russell Simmons has been accused of raping a producer who worked with him at Def Jam Recordings in the 1990's.
The woman — solely identified as Jane Doe in the court documents — claimed the alleged incident occurred when she visited his New York home so that he could sign off on a rough cut of an upcoming music video.
Per the legal filing obtained by a news outlet, Jane Doe alleged Simmons pinned her to the bed using a "wrestling move" and ignored her pleas for him to "get off" and "stop" before allegedly sexually assaulting her.
"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," the lawsuit read.
This isn't the first time Simmons has been accused of rape. Back in 2017, more than 10 women claimed he'd sexually assaulted them over the course of a few decades.
Upon reading about the other allegations, Jane Doe "was struck by how similar they were to her own horrible experience at the hands of Mr. Simmons," per the court filing, noting she had also been sexually harassed by Simmons in the workplace prior to the alleged attack.
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Variety reported the details of the lawsuit.
