Jenny Lumet's piece-- first of all, she's a black woman putting herself out there. She...
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Let's get started with breaking news. Allegations of sexual harassment are rocking another media mogul. This time, it's Russell Simmons. In a scathing letter to Simmons published today by "The Hollywood Reporter," screenwriter Jenny Lumet alleges Simmons forced her to have sex with him back in 1991. She writes in very graphic and disturbing detail... - There were three things that pushed me over the edge: Jenny Lumet's piece-- first of all, she's a black woman putting herself out there. She specifically said, "When I read Keri Claussen's account "and he called her a liar, I couldn't let her twist in the wind knowing what I know," and I remember thinking, "Well, "I can't let Jenny twist in the wind
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- Let's get started
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with breaking news.
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Allegations
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of sexual harassment
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are rocking
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another media mogul.
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This time,
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it's Russell Simmons.
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In a scathing letter
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to Simmons
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published today
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by "The Hollywood Reporter,"
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screenwriter Jenny Lumet
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alleges Simmons forced her
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to have sex with him
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back in 1991.
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She writes in very graphic
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and disturbing detail...
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- There were three things
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that pushed me over the edge:
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Jenny Lumet's piece--
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first of all,
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she's a black woman
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putting herself out there.
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She specifically said,
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"When I read
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Keri Claussen's account
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"and he called her a liar,
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I couldn't let her twist
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in the wind knowing
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what I know,"
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and I remember thinking,
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"Well,
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"I can't let Jenny twist
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in the wind.
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Movie Summary
A former hip hop executive decides whether to make public her rape by one of the most powerful men in the music industry.
