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Hip-Hop Mogul Russell Simmons Steps Down from Companies Following New Sexual Assault Allegations

Russell Simmons is stepping down from his companies in the wake of sexual assault and harassment allegations. Simmons, who’s the founder of hip-hop music label Def Jam Records and CEO of Rush Communications, released a statement on Thursday following alleged accuser Jenny Lumet’s guest column published by The Hollywood Reporter. “As a woman of color,...

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Terry Crews Leaks Email from Russell Simmons as He Faces Allegations of Sexual Assault

Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons has become the latest high-powered bigwig facing sexual assault allegations. In 1991 a 17-year-old model Keri Claussen Khalighi said she was coerced into performing oral sex on Simmons, while Hollywood director Brett Ratner watched. “I looked over at Brett and said ‘help me’ and I’ll never forget the look on his...