Russell Simmons
American entrepreneur and record executive
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| February 15 2024 | Former Def Jam executive Drew Dixon filed a defamation lawsuit against Simmons, who was previously one of the three women to accuse him of rape in the December 2017 New York Times article. |
| February 13 2024 | A lawsuit was filed in New York Federal Court by Jane Doe, alleging sexual assault and harassment by Simmons during her time as an executive at Def Jam in the 1990s. |
| 2022 | Russell Simmons became a senior advisor for Everything Legendary, a vegan burger brand, which successfully closed a $6 million series A funding round. |
| October 2021 | Released the NFT collection 'Masterminds of Hip Hop', curated by Snoop Dogg, focusing on driving forces in the hip hop music industry. |
| May 27 2020 | The documentary 'On the Record' was released on HBO Max, exposing sexual assault allegations against Russell Simmons. |
| January 25 2020 | The documentary 'On the Record', which details sexual assault allegations against Russell Simmons, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. |
| April 25 2018 | Filmmaker Jennifer Jarosik dropped her rape lawsuit against Simmons, with the suit dismissed with prejudice. |
| February 9 2018 | Simmons denied all sexual misconduct allegations to Rolling Stone, stating he never had a non-consensual or unlawful sexual encounter. |
| December 13 2017 | The Los Angeles Times published an investigative report with five women accusing Simmons of sexual misconduct, including another alleged rape. The New York Times simultaneously published accounts from four additional women accusing Simmons of inappropriate conduct, including three more alleged rapes. |
| November 30 2017 | Writer Jenny Lumet claimed Simmons raped her in 1991. In response, Simmons stepped down from his business positions. HBO announced they would remove his name and likeness from stand-up comedy specials, starting with the December 1 episode. |
| 2014 | Awarded an honorary doctorate degree in humane letters by Claremont Lincoln University for his philanthropic and interfaith work. |
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