Topic - Russell Simmons

Related Stories

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2020 file photo, Sil Lai Abrams, back row from left, director Amy Ziering, director Kirby Dick, Drew Dixon, seated left, and Sheri Hines pose for a portrait to promote the film &quot;On the Record&quot; at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The film provides an intimate portrayal of the agonizing process of calculating whether to go public with harassment and abuse claims. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File)

#MeToo, phase 2: Doc explores heavy burden on women of color

By JOCELYN NOVECK - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 16, 2016 file photo, Russell Simmons attends the 2016 Art For Life Benefit, presented by Russell Simmons' RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation in Water Mill, N.Y. A lawsuit from Jennifer Jarosik alleging music mogul Russell Simmons raped her is being dropped. A federal court filing Wednesday, April 25, 2018, says the two sides have agreed that the suit, filed in January, should be dismissed. Jarosik alleged Simmons tried to have sex with her at his Los Angeles home in 2016 then raped her when she refused. Simmons called the allegation “absolutely untrue,” (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)

Sides agree to drop rape lawsuit against Russell Simmons

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2015, file photo, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons presents the Vanguard Award on stage at the 46th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, Calif. A Los Angeles woman is suing Simmons, alleging he raped her at his home in 2016. An attorney for 37-year-old Jennifer Jarosik filed the lawsuit Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

6th woman alleges rape by Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

In this July 18, 2015, file photo, Russell Simmons speaks appears at the RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation's Art for Life Benefit in Water Mill, N.Y. Three women have told The New York Times that music mogul Russell Simmons raped them. Simmons, in a statement to the paper, vehemently denied what he called “these horrific accusations,” saying all his relations have been consensual. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)

The Latest: NYPD investigating Simmons rape allegations

Associated Press

In this July 18, 2015, file photo, Russell Simmons speaks appears at the RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation's Art for Life Benefit in Water Mill, N.Y. Three women have told The New York Times that music mogul Russell Simmons raped them. Simmons, in a statement to the paper, vehemently denied what he called “these horrific accusations,” saying all his relations have been consensual. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)

Russell Simmons says he will ‘defend’ himself following rape claims

Associated Press

In this July 18, 2015, file photo, Russell Simmons speaks appears at the RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation's Art for Life Benefit in Water Mill, N.Y. Three women have told The New York Times that music mogul Russell Simmons raped them. Simmons, in a statement to the paper, vehemently denied what he called “these horrific accusations,” saying all his relations have been consensual. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)

Report: 3 women accuse music mogul Russell Simmons of rape

By JOCELYN NOVECK - Associated Press

In this Feb. 6, 2015, file photo, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons presents the Vanguard Award on stage at the 46th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, Calif. Simmons announced on Nov. 30, 2017, he would be stepping down from companies he founded following a new allegation of sexual misconduct. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Russell Simmons steps down from companies amid allegation

Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2015, file photo, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons presents the Vanguard Award on stage at the 46th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, Calif. In a report published Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, in the Los Angeles Times, Model Keri Claussen Khalighi accused Simmons of sexual misconduct in 1991 when she was 17-years-old. Simmons, denied the allegations in a statement. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Model accuses Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct

By LINDSEY BAHR - Associated Press

FILE In this Aug. 5, 2017, file photo, Tiffany Haddish attends the Black Girls Rock! Awards at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, N.J. The Netflix special celebrating the series’ comedians and cultural impact premieres Tuesday, Sept. 26. It features appearances by Dave Chappelle, Haddish, Tracy Morgan, Steve Harvey, Sheryl Underwood, Martin Lawrence and many other comics. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Russell Simmons talks ‘Def Comedy Jam 25’ and series return

By SANDY COHEN - Associated Press

Rap music mogul Russell Simmons, center, and rapper Common, right, join a coalition of protest organizers at City Hall, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, in New York. Rappers are joining activists to demand changes to policing and prosecution. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Russell Simmons, hip-hop star, argues ‘sensitivity training’ of police is key to fight black crime

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this combination of 2013 and 1963 file photos, hip-hop artist Nicki Minaj performs in New York, and Malcolm X, civil rights activist and black Muslim leader, holds a newspaper as he speaks at a rally in New York. On Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, Minaj apologized after provoking widespread outrage with an Instagram and Web post featuring one of black history’s most poignant images: Malcolm X peering out the window of his home, rifle in hand, trying to defend his wife and children from firebombs while under surveillance by federal agents. Superimposed on the photo: the title of Minaj’s new song, which denigrates certain black men and repeats the N-word 42 times. (AP Photo/Invision, Brad Barket, AP)

Rap disrespect of black icons raises concerns

By JESSE WASHINGTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 file photo provided by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, fishermen on boats go over bottlenose dolphins in Taiji, western Japan. Japanese fishermen killed about 40 dolphins targeted for their meat as part of a larger group trapped recently in what activists say was the biggest roundup they have witnessed in the last four annual hunts. A group of American celebrities and other activists want President Barack Obama to refuse to sign an international trade agreement until Japan bans the capture and slaughter of dolphins in the fishing town of Taiji. (AP Photo/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, File) NO SALES

Celebrities want to tie trade pact to dolphin hunt

Associated Press

Beyonce will perform at President Obama's swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol. (Associated Press)

Beyonce’s Trayvon Martin tribute: Moment of silence during concert

Associated Press