A judge has tossed out a $10 million lawsuit filed by one of the alleged rape victims of Russell Simmons.
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According to Page Six, the victim listed under the name “Jane Doe” filed the lawsuit against Russell Simmons after claiming he raped her in a hotel room several decades ago and even threatened to sexually assault her son if she didn’t go through with it. The lawsuit was thrown out by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Epstein after he granted Simmons’ motion to dismiss the lawsuit. It was initially dismissed Friday after the victim failed to respond to Epstein’s order in October and said the case was outside of the statute of limitations.
Epstein claimed the victim’s statements were in a legal time restraint since the incident occurred in 1988 and she filed the suit in March 2018. His Oct. 1 ruling states, “Plaintiff has incontrovertibly admitted that he alleged incident occurred in 1988. In calculating the limitations period…she would have had to file her action in 1990.”
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A statement was released by Simmons’ rep Thomasina Perkins-Washington who said her client never met the victim and is in full “support” of women.
“We are grateful for the ruling made in this case, although it was dismissed on a technicality my client has always maintained and upon review it is clear he has never met this woman; nor has she produced anyone with whom she has told the story to in over 33 years. Mr. Simmons continues to be in full support of women and what they bring to the world.There have been generations and generations of trauma and injustice…it is time for constructive dialogue and healing to begin.”
Simmons has continued to deny all allegations of rape and sexual assault.