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Russell Simmons Accused Of Raping Alexia Norton Jones

Posted on July 10th, 2018
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Another woman has been added to the list of victims claiming she was raped by Russell SimmonsAlexia Norton Jones  tells Variety that in November 1990, Simmons pinned her up against a wall and raped her. She says that she went on a date with the co-founder of Def Jam Recordings and he invited her to see his new apartment in downtown Manhattan. There, Jones says, Simmons pinned her against a wall and raped her.

“It was such a fast attack. He pulled my dress up. I must have said no seven to ten times.”

After she left, distraught and in shock, Jones claims that Simmons continued to pursue her, calling her at home and approaching her at social events. Jones, a 31-year-old aspiring model and actress at the time (she is the granddaughter of late book publisher W.W. Norton), was in the same social circle as Simmons. And Simmons was a friend of Jones’ father, Clarence Jones, who had served as an attorney and speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr. After some years had passed, Jones forgave Simmons.

Last spring, almost three decades later, she filed a police report with the NYPD, from her home in Arizona, detailing the incident. Although her case fell outside the statue of limitations in New York for felonies, she wanted to stand with the other alleged victims of abuse by the music mogul and producer. She says she isn’t seeking any monetary damages

Simmons issued a statement to Variety, denying that he had assaulted Jones.

I’m deeply saddened by this story from Alexia,” Simmons said. “At no time did she share these feelings about her first sexual encounter with me, which took place roughly 28 years ago. I have taken multiple lie detector tests that affirm I never sexually assaulted anyone. Alexia and I dated, were intimate and attended multiple events together after she alleges the incident occurred in 1990. I considered her a friend for all these years and continue to have a warm relationship with members of her family. I believe we last spoke in 2006 when she called to express her disappointment over the fact that I had not attended an event honoring her father.

Simmons’ representative also provided a written statement by his driver, Kenneth L. Jennings, who has worked for him since 1989.

“I recall driving Mr. Simmons and Alexia Jones on about 10 to 12 dates in or about 1990,” the statement read. “Their relationship lasted approximately five months.”

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