Rap mogul Simmons hit with USD 5 million rape suit

An aspiring filmmaker has sued rap mogul Russell Simmons for allegedly raping her, seeking $5 million as she called for a reckoning in the hip-hop industry on the mistreatment of women.
The filmmaker, who says Simmons raped her in August 2016, is the eighth woman publicly to accuse the hip-hop legend of misconduct but appears to be the first to take legal action, with most other reported cases taking place years earlier.
Jennifer Jarosik, 37, said she befriended Simmons over their shared interests in yoga, meditation and a vegan diet -- areas that Simmons had been closely associated with since stepping back from music production.

Jarosik said that Simmons offered to support a film on which she was working and invited her to his Los Angeles home, where instead of discussing the project he asked for sex.
After she said no, Simmons knocked her off his bed and hit her, and then "pounced on her while she was still in shock and fear, and proceeded to rape her," said the lawsuit filed Wednesday in a federal court in Los Angeles.
Jarosik asked for a jury trial to award her USD 5 million, including for emotional distress and depression treatment which she said was related to the alleged rape.