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The final month of Hip-Hop 50 was meant to be spent celebrating these pioneers who helped formed the style into the business juggernaut that it’s turn into in the present day. As an alternative, we’re left enjoying a guessing sport of “Who’s Subsequent” to fall from grace. To date, Dangerous Boy Information has taken the lead from defending champion R. Kelly now that Diddy has racked in a lot of sexual assault allegations in simply the previous two weeks alone.
Nevertheless, many haven’t been fast to neglect that all of it actually began with the scathing allegations of manipulation, coercion and brutal rape by the hands of once-celebrated hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons. Since 2017, the Def Jam Recordings co-founder has been accused by a handful of girls of the aforementioned crimes, every with their very own story of Simmons’ sadistic habits throughout their respective occasions working for him.
He’s been adamant to disclaim all claims towards him, fairly presumably extra vehemently than any individual in his place accused of the identical, and he determined to quadruple down on his innocence in a brand new interview by way of In Depth With Graham Bensinger.
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Whereas Russell did his finest to do a clean-up to his damaged-beyond-repair repute, from mentioning how he acquired Beyoncé and Jay-Z into veganism to recounting his rise with Def Jam by the use of launching careers for The Beastie Boys and Run-DMC. Sadly, issues took a flip for the awkward when it got here time to handle each the notorious sexual assault allegations from a number of girls and his strained public feuding with ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons and their grownup daughters.
“I used to be in so many compromising conditions that folks can have a recollection from 30 or 40 years in the past, and it may be completely different from my recollection,” he mentioned to Bensinger, additional including as a type of thesis to his total feedback, “We had extra foursomes than most guys had onesomes. May somebody go away and really feel damage? May somebody go away and really feel they wished they hadn’t? May somebody re-imagine a narrative out of hundreds of individuals? May somebody need notoriety in a market the place individuals thirst for fame — even notorious? May somebody who simply got here out of jail and wish to sue you as a result of that they had an expertise they usually can re-imagine it just a bit bit completely different? May you be susceptible sufficient to just accept it?” [sic]
Simmons’ nerves about how the interview may very well be perceived appeared to kick in on the 11:39 mark, the place he flat-out tells Bensinger, “You possibly can form my life to be a superb life and be a servant to God, or you’ll be able to fuck me up. It actually may very well be that dramatic.”
Based mostly on reactions from the lots already, we doubt he had little to no likelihood at gaining any good standing anyway. Particularly whereas broadcasting from his hideaway in Bali.
Maintain scrolling to see among the standout reactions to Russell Simmons’ newest interview addressing his many, many sexual assault allegations:
1. Russell Simmons claims none of those allegations are true, however he fled to a different nation. Make it make sense…
by way of @AbeFroman
2. Russell Simmons is a violent sexual predator. Periodt.
by way of @tamaracharese
3. LMAO this interview is one thing else! I do know Russell Simmons doesn’t assume I’m about to really feel sorry for him being “in a crunch” in Bali (the place he fled bc he’s a sexual assaulter) bc his ex took again cash that her present legal man gave him???
by way of @yasmineisokay
4. Diddy on his option to Russell Simmons spot in Bali
by way of @mali3035
5. Realizing why Puff idolizes Russell Simmons:
by way of @MrMarcus260
6. The truth that we didn’t clock Russell Simmons as a sexual predator for his 2013 comedy skit referred to as “Harriet Tubman Intercourse Tape” reveals we failed his victims. He ought to have BEEN canceled.
by way of @Olas_Truth
7. Russell Simmons handed 9 lie detector exams that proves his innocence however nonetheless run out of USA to Bali. 😂😂😂
by way of @gralak7
8. Russell Simmons is a nasty nigga for doing television interviews on the run
by way of @Flyerr_MalcolmX
9. Man you would take a look at Russell Simmons and know he was creepy fr
by way of @k_a_hunt
10. Polygraph exams are simple to cheat. Particularly for those who’re somebody, like Russell Simmons, who has been coaching themselves to remain calm (Yoga) for many years.
by way of @ImJustDEO
