Music mogul Russell Simmons stepped down from his companies Thursday after a second woman charged he had sexually assaulted her. Screenwriter Jenny Lumet says Simmons forced her into his apartment in 1991 and raped her.
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Music mogul Russell Simmons stepped down from his companies Thursday after a second woman charged he had sexually assaulted her. Screenwriter Jenny Lumet says Simmons forced her into his apartment in 1991 and raped her.