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Another Woman Accuses Russell Simmons of Rape
Music mogul Russell Simmons has been hit with another accusation of rape and is once again denying it. Alexa Norton Jones, the granddaughter of book publisher W.W. Norton, accused Simmons of assaulting her in November 1990. “It was such a fast attack,” she told Variety in an exclusive interview. “He pulled my dress up. I…
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2 More Accusers File Police Reports Alleging Russell Simmons Raped Them
Two women who have accused Russell Simmons of rape have filed criminal complaints with the New York City Police Department against the hip-hop mogul. The gossip outlet TMZ is reporting, citing law enforcement sources, that two women filed police reports with the NYPD in late December for assaults that allegedly happened in 1983 and 1991.…
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Another Woman Is Accusing Russell Simmons of Attempted Rape
On the same day that the New York City Police Department initiated an investigation into seven allegations of rape lodged against Russell Simmons, another woman has come forward to say that he attempted to rape her, too, more than 25 years ago. Kelly Cutrone—the founder of the public relations company People’s Revolution, who appeared on…
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New York Police Investigating Sexual Assault Allegations Against Russell Simmons
The New York City Police Department Special Victims Division has opened an investigation into hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons after the publication of 11 allegations of sexual assault or sexual misconduct against him—at least seven of which allegedly happened in New York City. An NYPD source spoke with the Los Angeles Times on the condition of…
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Russell Simmons Repurposes #MeToo With #NotMe to Defend Against Rape Accusations, Deletes Twitter
Updated Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, 2:47 p.m. EST: It looks as though Russell Simmons has now deleted his Twitter account. Was it because of the backlash? Or his failed hashtag? Earlier: On the heels of being accused of sexually assaulting 10 different women over the last two decades, and as recently as 2014, Russell “Yogi” Simmons…