Screenwriter Jenny Lumet, daughter of famed director Sidney Lumet, wrote an essay in the Hollywood Reporter revealing the night she claims multimillionaire music producer Russell Simmons forced her back to his apartment and violated her sexually. The alleged incident took place over two decades ago, but Lumet writes that she chose to come forward after …
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 …
A woman claimed she was 17 when music mogul Russell Simmons sexually assaulted her – and director Brett Ratner watched the attack. Speaking with the Los Angeles Times, Keri Claussen Khalighi said she met Ratner and Simmons in 1991 during a casting call. The then-aspiring model claimed the pair invited her to dinner in New …
