Did you know that Def Jam Recordings mogul Russell Simmons was accused of rape?

Did you know that Def Jam Recordings mogul Russell Simmons was accused of rape?

Model Keri Claussen Khalighi

Did you know that Model Keri Claussen Khalighi came forward on Sunday, telling the Los Angeles Times Simmons allegedly rapped her in 1991 when she was 17 years old and Brett Ratner allegedly watched?

Did you know that Khalighi claim that sShe met up with the powerful duo at a casting call. After going to dinner in New York, Simmons invited her to his apartment to watch a music video?

Simmons and Brett Ratner

Did you know that Khalighi claimed that Simmons started ripping off her clothes, and when she wanted Ratner to help her, she realized they were “in it together?”


Did you know that Simmons denied the allegations, saying their encounter was consensual?
 
Did you know that Simmons maintained the encounter was consensual. “Everything that occurred between Keri and me occurred with her full consent and participation?”

Did you know that Ratner’s attorney, Martin Singer, told the LA Times he didn’t remember the incident, or Khalighi asking for help?
 


 

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