An 11th woman has come forward with allegations against hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, and this time there's a $5 million lawsuit attached.
In a lawsuit obtained by USAToday, Jennifer Jarosik, 37, says Simmons preyed upon her and ultimately raped her after agreeing to help finance and produce her documentary.
According to the lawsuit, the two met in 2006, with Simmons befriending Jarosik "as they shared a love and passion for meditation, yoga and a vegan diet."
Ten years later, the suit alleges, she was invited by Simmons to his home in Los Angeles. Upon arrival, he asked her to have sex. She said no.
Simmons got aggressive," the suit states, and, in a struggle, ultimately knocked her off his bed. Jarosik "hit her head and then (Simmons) pounced on her while she was still in shock and fear, and proceeded to rape her."
Jarosik, whose website credits her as a published poet, a children’s book author and a documentary producer, has subsequently suffered "severe and permanent emotional and mental distress and anguish, humiliation, embarrassment, fright, discomfort, anxiety and depression."
She seeks a jury trial and is asking for $5 million in damages.
Simmons said in a statement that the allegations in the suit are “absolutely untrue.” He did not address the specific claims in Jarosik’s lawsuit, saying, “I will not litigate this matter in the media.”
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