Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Russell Simmons Accused of Another Rape


The granddaughter of book publisher W.W. Norton accuses Russell Simmons of rape...

From Variety
In November 1990, Alexia Norton Jones went on a date with Russell Simmons. She recalls that they had a pleasant night out, which ended with the co-founder of Def Jam Recordings inviting her to see his new apartment in downtown Manhattan. There, Jones says, Simmons pinned her against a wall and raped her. “It was such a fast attack,” she told Variety. “He pulled my dress up. I must have said no seven to 10 times.”
Read the full account here.

Fun Fact: Russell Simmons has been accused of sexual misconduct including rape by nearly 20 women [click here if you missed that].