Russell Simmons Claims He’s “Retired” But His Accuser Doesn’t Swear This

Russell Simmons says he is a “stateless” US citizen legal battle Jane Doe’s accuser is heading to court. Doe accused Simmons of “evading the Court’s jurisdiction to avoid taking responsibility for his actions.” AllHipHop.

Doe, a former Def Jam executive lawsuit filed Simmons was accused of rape in February. Simmons argued that he could not be sued in New York because he was “stateless” and living in Indonesia on a retirement visa. Do disputed the legitimacy of his claims.

“Defendant offered self-serving statements, incomplete screenshots of unverified scanned documents, and cherry-picked references from his limited remote deposition,” Doe’s attorneys wrote. “But the limited discovery of the Defendant thus far demonstrates a pattern of making inconsistent statements about the Defendant’s citizenship as he sees fit, especially when viewed in the context of his numerous public statements and general conduct.

“His claim that he has ‘retired’ to Indonesia… while he is also trying to rebuild his business empire and is actively working with American partners on his current projects, should give the Court serious doubts as to the veracity of the Defendant’s claim that he does not intend to return to his old job. United States.

Do’s lawyers cited Simmons’ past notes with AllHipHop as evidence of his contradictory statements. Simmons told AllHipHop that he didn’t flee the United States to escape legal trouble.

“It tires you out when people say I’m always there and somehow I can’t come home,” Simmons said in May. “Continuing to hear the same false story wears me out after a while. I’m always in Los Angeles, I’m always in New York and Miami. And I never had any reason to feel unsafe in America.”

Simmons had tried to move away from New York in an earlier court filing. Simmons said he has been living in Bali since 2018. Doe’s lawyers insisted that she still resided in New York.

“At his deposition on September 26, 2024, the Defendant stated that he was still paying rent on a Manhattan apartment for his children,” Doe’s attorneys wrote. “He admitted that he still has office space in New York for a company he owns at 512 Fashion Ave Rm 4300, New York, NY. This is in direct conflict with Defendant’s representations to the Court in its renewed motion for judgment on allegations that it does not own any real estate in New York.

“Since the Defendant leases and owns real estate in New York, this weighs in favor of his residence in New York… Although the Defendant claims that he currently resides in a hotel in Indonesia, the Gdas Bali Health and Wellness Resort, the Defendant does not have any did not make a statement. “Documents supporting this claim show that this hotel is his actual residence and not a temporary accommodation at one of his businesses.”

Doe sued Simmons for sexual assault/assault, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and gender-based violence. Doe claimed that Def Jam’s founder raped her while she was working at the company in the ’90s.