Russell Simmons rape accuser drops lawsuit

Documentary filmmaker Jennifer Jarosik, who accused Russell Simmons of raping her in 2016, has dropped her lawsuit against him.

Jarosik filed the suit in January, seeking USD 5 million, reported Variety.

She had alleged that Simmons invited her to his home and then physically overpowered her. She also repeated the claim in an interview on "Megyn Kelly Today," in which she alleged that Simmons also sexually assaulted her at his office in 2011.

Her attorney said the second episode fell outside the statute of limitations.

Simmons denied the claims, and earlier this month filed an answer to the suit quoting from emails and text messages from Jarosik.

In a message a few weeks after the 2016 incident, she wrote, "Sending love". A few days later, she wrote "I miss you Russell. are you ok?"
In his reply to the suit, Simmons' attorney also alleged that Jarosik had been deemed an unfit parent and was found by a court to have a "propensity to exaggerate" and "untreated mental health issues."