Sides agree to drop rape lawsuit against Russell Simmons
Apr 25, 2018 | 3:22 PM
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LOS ANGELES — A lawsuit from a Los Angeles woman who alleged music mogul Russell Simmons raped her is being dropped.
A federal court filing Wednesday says the two sides have agreed that the suit, filed in January, should be dismissed. It says both will bear their own attorneys’ fees, but gives no other details on whether a settlement was reached.
Jennifer Jarosik alleged Simmons raped her after trying to have sex with her when she visited his Los Angeles home in August 2016 for a meeting about a documentary she was making.
Simmons called the allegation “absolutely untrue,” and in his legal response submitted friendly text messages he said Jarosik had later sent him.
