Russell Simmons quits business empire after being accused of sexual misconduct by Sidney Lumet’s daughter who claims he forced her into sex after ‘locking her in his car’
Jenny Lumet, 50, revealed her accusation in The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday
She claims Simmons locked her in his chauffeur-driven car in 1991 after offering her a ride home from a restaurant where they had been dining separately
She says once in the car, he told his driver to take them to his apartment against her will
There, she says he led her into a ‘dark’ bedroom and forced her into sex
Simmons says he remembers the night in a ‘different’ way but said he was ‘anguished’ over her claims
The 60-year-old music and business mogul announced he was stepping down from his $340million, multi-industry business empire in light of the allegations
Lumet is the second person to accuse him of sexual misconduct
Former Victoria’s Secret model Keri Claussen Khalighi previously accused him of sexually assaulting her in 1991 as Brett Ratner watched
By JENNIFER SMITH
DAILYMAIL.COM
30 November 2017
Russel Simmons has quit his business and music empire after being accused of sexual misconduct by a second woman.
On Thursday, Sidney Lumet’s daughter Jenny accused Simmons of forcing her into having sex with him after allegedly locking her in his car and taking her to his apartment against her will in 1991.
It is the same year in which former model Keri Claussen Khalighi claims she too was assaulted by him in the same apartment as Brett Ratner watched.
In an open letter to Simmons that was published by, Lumet The Hollywood Reporter, Lumet said she was prompted to share her accusations after reading Simmons’ denial of the other woman’s claims.
She says she was 24, and he 10 years older, when he forced himself on her after locking the doors of his chauffeur-driven car once she was inside it.
They had both been at the Manhattan restaurant Inodchine, dining separately, when she says he lured her to the vehicle by offering her a ride home.
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