Russell Simmons Steps Down From Companies After Jenny Lumet's Sexual Assault Claim
Russell Simmons announced he will be stepping down from his companies, which includes Def Jam Records and Rush Communications, following a sexual assault accusation. Jenny Lumet, a screenwriter behind movies like Rachel Getting Married, revealed Simmons forced her to have sex in 1991.
There is so much guilt, and so much shame. There is an excruciating internal reckoning. As a woman of color, I cannot express how wrenching it is to write this about a successful man of color," Lumet wrote in her column for The Hollywood Reporter. "Again, shame about who I was years ago, choices made years ago. In this very moment, I feel a pang to protect your daughters. I don't think you are inclined to protect mine."
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