Entrepreneur Russell Simmons is being accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old model in the early 90s, and the woman claims producer Brett Ratner, recently accused of sexual misconduct, was there.
Entrepreneur Russell Simmons is being accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old model in the early 90s, and the woman claims producer Brett Ratner, recently accused of sexual misconduct, was there. Keri Claussen Khalighi told the Los Angeles Times in a story published Sunday that the incident happened in 1991, after she met Ratner and Simmons at a casting call in New York. She claimed they took her to dinner and then back to Simmons’ apartment to show her a music video. Khalighi said that is when Simmons allegedly began making aggressive sexual advances. She said in the article Ratner “just sat there and watched.”In a statement, Simmons, now 60 years old, strongly disputed her account. He said, in part:There was no immediate comment from Ratner about the allegations
