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Russell Simmons Sued For Defamation For Saying Sexual Assault Accuser Had ‘Thirst For Fame’

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Russell Simmons has been slapped with two lawsuits in three days from women who say they were victims of sexual assault.

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  1. Russell Simmons accused of rape in lawsuit filed by former Def Jam executive

    Headline from NBC News ·

  2. Newest

    Russell Simmons Sued For Defamation For Saying Sexual Assault Accuser Had ‘Thirst For Fame’

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  1. Avclub

    Former Def Jam employee sues Russell Simmons for alleged rape (opens Avclub)

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    Avclub's feed description

    The suit was filed as part of New York's Gender Motivated Violence act, which temporarily expanded the statute of limitations

  2. Rolling Stone

    Russell Simmons Sued for Sexual Assault by Former Def Jam Executive (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Russell Simmons has been sued by a former Def Jam label executive for rape in a new lawsuit.

  3. Variety

    Russell Simmons Sued for Alleged Rape of Def Jam Producer in ’90s (opens Variety)

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    A former Def Jam Recordings producer accused Russell Simmons of raping her at his apartment in the late 1990s.

  4. The Hollywood Reporter

    Russell Simmons Sued By Former Def Jam Recordings Executive Over Alleged Rape (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    The lawsuit accuses the Def Jam Recordings cofounder of raping her at his apartment in the 1990s.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Russell Simmons sued in alleged rape of Def Jam executive in the ’90s (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Disgraced music mogul Russell Simmons has been accused of raping a former Def Jam executive in the 1990s, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

  6. The Guardian

    Russell Simmons sued over alleged rape of Def Jam executive in the 1990s (opens The Guardian)

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    Plaintiff alleges she faced harassment and battery by the hip-hop mogul and that her career was stalled by his ‘assaultive behavior’

  7. New York Post

    Russell Simmons sued by ex Def Jam producer for alleged rape in the ’90s (opens New York Post)

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    Russell Simmons, the co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, was sued by a Jane Doe in New York for allegedly raping her in the late 1990s.

  8. Deadline

    Russell Simmons Sued By Ex-Def Jam Exec For Alleged 1990s Rape (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    A former Def Jam Recordings executive is suing label co-founder Russell Simmons, alleging he raped her in 1997. Simmons has faced several of misconduct suits.

  9. The Daily Caller

    Woman Sues Def Jam Record Executive Russell Simmons For Sexual Assault: REPORT (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A woman identified as Jane Doe filed a lawsuit against Russell Simmons, the founder of Def Jam Records, in relation to an alleged sexual assault in the 90s.

  10. NBC News

    Russell Simmons accused of rape in lawsuit filed by former Def Jam executive (opens NBC News)

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    A former senior executive at Def Jam Recordings said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that Russell Simmons raped her at his apartment in Manhattan in the late 1990s.

  11. Fox News

    Russell Simmons sued for alleged rape and sexual assault by former Def Jam music executive (opens Fox News)

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    Russell Simmons, 66, who co-founded Def Jam Records, is being sued by a former executive at the company for allegedly raping her in the 1990s.

  12. Forbes

    Russell Simmons Sued For Defamation For Saying Sexual Assault Accuser Had ‘Thirst For Fame’ (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Russell Simmons has been slapped with two lawsuits in three days from women who say they were victims of sexual assault.

  13. Variety

    Russell Simmons Sued for Defamation by Former Def Jam Exec Drew Dixon (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Two days after Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons was sued for sexual misconduct, he was hit with another lawsuit, this one from accuser Drew Dixon.

  14. Los Angeles Times

    Russell Simmons sued for defamation by former Def Jam executive who accused him of sexual assault (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    In the second lawsuit to be filed against music mogul Russell Simmons in a week, a former Def Jam executive is suing for defamation, claiming that Simmons sexually assaulted her in the 1990s and has made disparaging remarks about her publicly, including calling her a "liar."

  15. Rolling Stone

    Russell Simmons Sued for Defamation by Drew Dixon After He Suggested Accusers 'Thirst for Fame' (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Drew Dixon claims Russell Simmons defamed her in a December interview by suggesting that she is lying about being sexually assaulted by him in 1995

  16. The Hollywood Reporter

    Russell Simmons Sued For Defamation By Former Def Jam Recordings Executive (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Drew Dixon targets statements from Simmons in a December podcast interview in which he allegedly attempted to discredit rape accusations against.

  17. Black Enterprise

    Russell Simmons Sued For Alleged Rape Of Former Def Jam Exec (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    Russell Simmons is being sued for sexual harassment and battery by a former Def Jam executive who claims he raped her in the 1990s.

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