Russell Simmons steps down from companies after screenwriter details shocking allegations of sexual misconduct
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By MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Russell Simmons has stepped away from his companies following a second allegation of sexual misconduct, though the Def Jam founder again denied ever being violent. “Rachel Getting Married” screenwriter Jenny Lumet — the daughter of filmmaker Sidney Lumet — wrote an essay published by The Hollywood …