A sexual assault lawsuit has been filed against Def Jam Recordings co-founder Russell Simmons.
The Los Angeles-based plaintiff – identified as Jane Doe – says she was previously a film producer and “worked as a senior-level music executive at Def Jam Recordings”.
According to the lawsuit, obtained by Pitchfork, Doe was working as a music video producer at the time of the alleged incident and had been often working on videos for Def Jam.
She claims she “went in-house and…