Former Def Jam Executive Sues Russell Simmons For Alleged Rape

At least 20 different women have accused the disgraced hip-hop mogul of sexual assault or misconduct.

Another woman has accused disgraced hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons of rape.

The Def Jam Recordings founder was sued Tuesday in New York federal court by a woman identified as Jane Doe, who claims Simmons sexually assaulted her at his New York City apartment in the 1990s when she was “a senior level music executive” at the label.

The filing alleges that Doe visited the apartment to get Simmons’ approval on a new music video. She claims Simmons started to “wrestle” with her “in an attempt to appear playful” before things “escalated into aggression.”

“Ms. Doe rejected his advance and told him to ‘get off’ and ‘stop’ several times,” the lawsuit states. “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.”

“Simmons ignored Ms. Doe’s resistance and proceeded to rape her,” the filing says.