Russell Simmons is facing a new $10 million lawsuit that accuses the former Def Jam mogul of rape and severe emotional distress.
The lawsuit, filed by a Jane Doe plaintiff at the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday, alleges that Simmons lured the unnamed woman to his hotel room where he raped her, Variety reports.
The alleged rape occurred following a Sacramento concert Simmons took the victim and her young son to. After the concert, the lawsuit claims, the child was dropped off with a babysitter before Simmons and the women proceeded to an afterparty. Simmons and the woman later stopped at his hotel room where he allegedly forced sex on the woman.
The lawsuit states that Simmons, “a dangerous sex predator,” also threatened the woman prior to the rape, “I am going to fuck you… I’m going to fuck you or I’m going to fuck your son. You decide.” “[Doe] was shocked that Simmons would threaten her – let alone threaten to rape her young son. Simmons threw her on the bed and raped her,” the lawsuit claimed.
“There is at least one witness who saw Jane leaving the hotel room in tears and Jane told several people about the rape at or near the time of the assault,” the lawsuit added. “Therefore, there is substantial independent corroboration of the horrific event.”
Jane Doe’s complaint is the second multi-million lawsuit filed against Simmons in recent months: In January, an aspiring filmmaker named Jennifer Jarosik filed a $5 million lawsuit that claimed Simmons attacked her during a 2016 visit to his home.
