Jun 05, 2025 12:01 AM IST
Russell Simmons has sued HBO over a documentary detailing sexual misconduct allegations in opposition to him.
Russell Simmons has sued HBO for a whopping $20 million. He filed the defamation lawsuit after accusing filmmakers of a documentary detailing sexual misconduct allegations in opposition to him of “suppressing proof” that refuted the accusers’ claims, the New York Publish reported.
Simmons has accused the creators of the 2020 movie ‘On the Report,’ a documentary about girls accusing the hip hop mogul of sexual misconduct, “willfully” ignoring proof “together with interviews, and over 20 witnesses” that have been favorable to Simmons. The proof would have reportedly “refuted and rebutted the accusations falsely made in opposition to Plaintiff within the movie” and was offered to the filmmakers, and prime HBO and father or mother firm Warner Bros. executives. Nevertheless, based on the lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Courtroom on Wednesday, June 4, the supplies have been ignored. The lawsuit added that the proof consists of “9 consecutive credible and favorable CIA-grade polygraph outcomes” that HBO “disregarded.”
The lawsuit additionally famous that the movie’s backers have been “requested” to evaluation the proof by unnamed “luminaries in media and politics, together with however not restricted to, civil rights leaders and members of Congress, and different high-profile black leaders.” Simmons alleged that Oprah Winfrey, former government producer of the movie, left the undertaking “after publicly noting inconsistencies within the accusations.” He additionally alleged that a number of information retailers “declined to publish defamatory content material.”
Winfrey, nevertheless, beforehand stated that it was Simmons who pressured her to stop the undertaking. She added that she nonetheless believed Drew Dixon, the lady on the heart of the movie.
Russell Simmons’ internet price
Simmons has a internet price of $10 million, based on Movie star Internet Value. He’s greatest identified for co-founding Def Jam Recordings with
Rick Rubin in 1984. Simmons later went on to promote his portion of Def Jam Recordings to Common Music Group for $120 million.
Simmons’ profitable profession was marred by allegations of sexual assault, which surfaced within the wake of the #MeToo motion. A number of girls accused him of misconduct spanning over three a long time.
