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oberliner

(58,724 posts)
Wed Dec 13, 2017, 10:11 PM Dec 2017

Four Women Accuse Russell Simmons of Rape

Source: Billboard

Another five women described episodes of sexual misconduct with the Def Jam co-founder as recently as 2016.

Russell Simmons has been accused of rape by four women in incidents spanning from 1983 to 1996 in New York Times and Los Angeles Times reports both published Wednesday (Dec. 13).

As well, another five women described episodes of sexual misconduct with the Def Jam co-founder as recently as 2016. Simmons issued statements to both newspapers denying the women's accounts.

Read more: https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8070505/russell-simmons-four-women-accuse-rape-sexual-misconduct

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Four Women Accuse Russell Simmons of Rape (Original Post) oberliner Dec 2017 OP
So, under Trump/Moore logic, guillaumeb Dec 2017 #1
yup. sad, very sad. riversedge Dec 2017 #4
I know someone who told me that Moore had denied it as a defense rpannier Dec 2017 #6
Clearly the prisons must be emptied. eom guillaumeb Dec 2017 #11
Simmons has given me the creeps for decades. bathroommonkey76 Dec 2017 #2
I think this shit goes on in the music world as much as Hollywood TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #5
Percentage wise, probably higjher rpannier Dec 2017 #7
Probably nitpicker Dec 2017 #10
. stonecutter357 Dec 2017 #3
When will this end!!!! AngusBeef Dec 2017 #8
I thought Russell Simmons was a hypocrite back during Occupy Wall Street FrodosNewPet Dec 2017 #9
Russell Simmons is now TOAST, Even if hes innocent................ Old Vet Dec 2017 #12

rpannier

(24,329 posts)
6. I know someone who told me that Moore had denied it as a defense
Thu Dec 14, 2017, 01:50 AM
Dec 2017

I told them if they believed that, they must believe all those people in prison who claim innocence are innocent as well

 

bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts)
2. Simmons has given me the creeps for decades.
Wed Dec 13, 2017, 10:25 PM
Dec 2017

He just seems like the sleazy type of mofo who would rape a woman.

nitpicker

(7,153 posts)
10. Probably
Thu Dec 14, 2017, 05:51 AM
Dec 2017

A relative of a friend once told us that when she was working on rock concerts, the long drawn-out headthrashings were signals to their roadies to "don't pick her, yes pick that one" to invite to where the band would be afterwards.

FrodosNewPet

(495 posts)
9. I thought Russell Simmons was a hypocrite back during Occupy Wall Street
Thu Dec 14, 2017, 05:43 AM
Dec 2017

He was trashing the banks, yet he was putting out a competing product - the "Rush Card" - with even higher fees than the banks were charging.

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