Russell Simmons Accused of Sexual Assault

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Russell Simmons poses for a portrait on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 in New York. (Photo by Scott Gries/Invision/AP)
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Russell Simmons poses for a portrait on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 in New York. (Photo by Scott Gries/Invision/AP)
Russell Simmons poses for a portrait on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 in New York. (Photo by Scott Gries/Invision/AP)

Music mogul Russell Simmons is responding to new assault accusations detailed by the Los Angeles Times, against him and filmmaker .

“I completely and unequivocally deny the horrendous allegations of non-consensual sex against me with every fiber of my being,” Simmons said in a statement shared with USA TODAY from representative Eric Rose.

Terry Crews on Sunday posted a screenshot of an email he said was from entrepreneur-producer that urged the actor to give the target of his sexual-assault allegations a pass. Crews recently spoke out about his alleged assault at the hands of a “high-powered” male entertainment executive, who was later identified as WME agent . Venit is currently on leave from the agency.

 

A representative for Simmons could not immediately be reached for comment Sunday evening.

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