Jane Doe Sues Russell Simmons for $10 Million for Alleged Rape On Friday, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the lawsuit was filed at the Los Angeles Supreme Court by an unidentified woman, who accused Simmons of rape. Jane Doe claims Simmons forced sexual intercourse at an afterparty at his hotel, following a hip-hop concert. Simmons released a statement responding to the lawsuit: I vehemently deny all the allegations made against me. They have shocked me to my core as I have never been abusive or violent in any way in my relations with women. I have submitted myself to multiple lie detector tests. I denied forced sex and sexual harassment allegations brought against me in each test… I also answered no to the question, 'Have you ever physically forced any woman to have sexual intercourse?' I passed all of the lie detector tests. Since November 2017, more than a dozen women have accused Simmons of sexual assault, including filmmaker Jennifer Jarosik, who filed a $5 million lawsuit in damages against him for an alleged rape in 2017.