Sides agree to drop rape lawsuit against Russell Simmons

Sides agree to drop rape lawsuit against Russell Simmons | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this July 16, 2016 file photo, Russell Simmons attends the 2016 Art For Life Benefit, presented by Russell Simmons' RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation in Water Mill, N.Y. A lawsuit from Jennifer Jarosik alleging music mogul Russell Simmons raped her is being dropped. A federal court filing Wednesday, April 25, 2018, says the two sides have agreed that the suit, filed in January, should be dismissed. Jarosik alleged Simmons tried to have sex with her at his Los Angeles home in 2016 then raped her when she refused. Simmons called the allegation “absolutely untrue,” (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)

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.

Messages seeking comment from Jarosik’s attorney Perry Wander were not immediately returned. Simmons’ representatives declined comment.

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