#RHONY Luann de Lesseps Accuses Russell Simmons of Sexual Assault ‘He Was Just A Pig!’

Luann de Lesseps claims that hip hop mogul Russell Simmons once touched her inappropriately an elevator in Miami.

The Real Housewives of New York star shared the story for the first time with the Daily Beast in an interview published Friday, noting that Simmons was “just a pig.”

“He grabbed my a– in an elevator, he was just a pig. I haven’t told anybody about that before. I was grossed out. I was like ‘How dare you,'” she recalled to the Daily Beast.

“He invaded me, he took advantage of me, being who he is, thinking he is all ‘it,’ all everything,” she continued. “He thought he could just do that. I looked at him and said, ‘Don’t ever do that again.'”

Luann said that the incident took place around three summers ago at Soho Beach House, Miami and she did not report it to the police.

Luann also said that Simmons, 60, did not apologize.

In a generic statement, which he has used in response to all claims, Simmons said he was “devastated” anyone would describe him negatively.

“I am blessed to have shared extraordinary relationships, whether through work or love, with many great women and I have enormous respect for the women’s movement worldwide and their struggle for respect, dignity, equality and power,” the statement read. “I am devastated by any reason I may have given to anyone to say or think of me in the ways that are currently being described.”

Luann also claims she endured sexually inappropriate behavior by men throughout her life, including the Simmons incident.

While the Def Jam Recordings co-founder has been accused of rape and sexual harassment by numerous women since the past year, he has denied all the previous claims as well.

On March 23, one of his accusers filed a $10 million lawsuit against Simmons alleging he sexually assaulted her.

Luann recently completed a stint in rehab after an arrest in Florida on Christmas Eve for resisting an officer with violence as well as misdemeanor charges of trespassing and disorderly intoxication. She rejected a plea deal in February related to the charges.

 

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