The music mogul did not supply enough evidence to support his claim that the statute of limitations had run out, the judge said.
Russell Simmons in New York in 2015. The music mogul asked a California judge to dismiss a civil lawsuit filed against him by a woman who claims he raped her in 1988, but the request was denied this week.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.A California lawsuit in which a woman accuses music mogul Russell Simmons of rape will move forward, a judge ruled this week.
Judge Marc Gross said in his ruling that Simmons did not supply sufficient evidence to support his claim that the statute of limitations on the alleged rape had run out. Jane Doe, in her March 2018 lawsuit, claims Simmons raped her in his hotel room after they met at a concert. Simmons and his lawyer have vehemently denied the allegation, calling it"pure fiction."
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