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Music mogul Russell Simmons isn’t going to let people taint his image or name. The hip-hop icon has come forward to announce he’s going full-throttle forward to address mounted sexual attack accusations.
Simmons went to Instagram Thursday (December 14) to promise he’s fighting back and will provide evidence to clear his name.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcr6U8AgyNL/
This week, multiple women stepped up and singled Russell out over sexual misconduct.
Toni Sallie said Russell Simmons raped her in 1988. To this day, she said, “I don’t feel comfortable in a room full of men.” https://t.co/1cFH1oC8xG [corrected typo] pic.twitter.com/oJdgTWnkh3
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 13, 2017
“I didn’t sing for almost a year.” —Tina Baker, a performer who said Russell Simmons raped her in his apartment in the early ’90s, when he was her manager https://t.co/1cFH1oC8xG pic.twitter.com/mLEQ8h2qlV
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 13, 2017
Drew Dixon left Stanford in 1992 to join the hip-hop revolution. She says Russell Simmons sexually harassed her repeatedly when she was an executive at Def Jam. She is accusing him of raping her in 1995. https://t.co/1cFH1oC8xG pic.twitter.com/34A6NpBWKc
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 13, 2017
Drew Dixon cited the lingering criticism of black women like Anita Hill and Desiree Washington as contributing reasons for staying quiet until now. https://t.co/1cFH1oC8xG pic.twitter.com/OMt3pNgvHM
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 13, 2017
Following the latest accusations, Simmons immediately came forward with a statement to deny the graphic claims.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BcqZWCsAlfX/?taken-by=unclerush
Recently, “Insecure” star Amanda Seales came clean on an uncomfortable past run-in with Simmons.
