He was the second of three sons whose parents — Daniel Sr., a teacher, and Evelyn, an administrator — … Highlights included turning frat-boy rap into an unlikely global phenomenon with The Beastie Boys' album Rubin left the label in 1988 under circumstances that have never been fully explained. Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, record executive, writer, and film producer.He is chairman and CEO of Rush Communications, co-founded the hip hop music label Def Jam Recordings, and created the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and Tantris.
"On November 30, screenwriter Jenny Lumet, daughter of famed Hollywood director Sidney Lumet, penned a He added that he was stepping down from his array of businesses so as to not distract from their goals.

People is on Community! "The still-untitled documentary will premiere at Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 25. After the third assault allegation was published in a guest column by A documentary film about the sexual assault allegations against Simmons, "He raped me right up against the (expletive) wall. "Despite his apology in 2013, the nature of shareable digital media has allowed the comedy video to continue to circulate on YouTube and around the web.In November 2017, model Keri Claussen Khalighi accused Simmons of raping her in 1991, when she was 17. Simmons defended himself by saying the interaction was "mutual.

"Devotional music" was a feature at Tantris, he told In November 2017, amid an outpouring of women stepping forward to describe accounts of sexual assault at the hands of powerful men, model Keri Claussen Khalighi accused Simmons of forcing himself on her in 1991. And he showed up naked, wearing a condom, and tackled me to his bed, while I screamed and fought and said, 'No,' and cried. Women who said they had been raped by Simmons include:

When Polygram began receiving calls, their interest was piqued and Blow got his record deal — a masterstroke by Simmons. I would've made out with him.
"He'll say, 'Yes, we had a sexual relationship,' but he cannot address the fact that I was too drunk to consent," she said.

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“I have admitted to being a massively unconscious ‘playboy’ which today is appropriately titled ‘womanizer.’ ”Multiple women have accused the music producer of sexual misconduct including Dixon, who is the subject of the documentary and one of the first women to come forward with accusations toward Simmons. I would never condone violence against women in any form, and for all of those I offended, I am sincerely sorry. The Rush Arts Gallery in Chelsea, Manhattan and the Corridor Gallery in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn exhibit the work of more than 100 community and emerging artists.In 2009, Simmons organized thousands of protestors and hip hop celebrities in front of City Hall demanding change of the harsh sentencing of the In 2017, Simmons was listed by UK-based company Richtopia at number 23 in the list of 200 Most Influential Social-Entrepreneurs and Philanthropists Worldwide.In August 2013, Simmons launched the controversial "Harriet Tubman Sex Tape" parody video on his YouTube channel, I'm a very liberal person with thick skin.

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I had to keep this secret," she said while tearing up.

“And I told him why: That he had ruined my life, and that I had nothing.”“This was a very swift attack, and what was going through my mind more than anything was, ‘Why?’ ” she said.