Russell Simmons: I'm 'guilty' of being a 'playboy' but didn't force myself on women

Ramin Setoodeh New York Bureau ChiefRussell Crowe asked Jared Kushner for advice on playing the former head of Fox News Roger Ailes in the Showtime limited series “The Loudest Voice.”In an interview with Variety‘s Actors on Actors issue, Crowe revealed to Nicole Kidman that he approached Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior advisor, at Hugh Jackman’s 50th birthday party in 2018 in New York.

Bill Simmons on Friday addressed on his podcast the backlash over the lack of diversity at The Ringer which was highlighted in a recent New York Times storythat detailed newsroom concern. The sports personality made clear he felt the digital media company he founded in 2016 which sold to Spotify this year had not done “well enough” with staffing diversity.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorConsidering the wave of controversy around Russell Simmons’ appearance on “The Breakfast Club” radio show earlier this month, many people were surprised that the entrepreneur — who has been accused of sexual assault or misconduct by at least 20 women — was featured on the podcast and video series “Drink Champs,” which airs on Tidal and Revolt TV.Following a backlash from many people online, including some of those accusers — notably Sil Lai Abrams, who has accused

REVOLT TV and TIDAL are facing scrutiny after fans lambasted the companies for incorporating Russell Simmons in a new Drink Champs episode discussing the importance of Black Lives Matter. On Tuesday (June 24), author Sil Lai Abrams -- who accused Simmons of allegedly raping her in 1994 -- questioned TIDAL and REVOLT's decision to give the mogul a platform after multiple sexual assault allegations against him surfaced in 2018.

20 women.As of Tuesday evening, the episode, posted earlier in the day, no longer appears on Tidal or Revolt TV, which produces the podcast and video series, and most of the social media posts promoting the episode have been taken down. Representatives for Tidal did not have a comment when reached by TheWrap, and representatives for Revolt TV, founded by Sean Combs, did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.Earlier in the day, “Drink Champs” co-host N.O.R.E.

Ramin Setoodeh New York Bureau ChiefOn “The Morning Show,” Jennifer Aniston delivers one of the best performances of the TV season as Alex Levy, a morning TV anchor who decides she’s finally ready to fight the sexism that she’s endured throughout her career.The Apple TV Plus drama escalates to a Season 1 finale cliffhanger, which has Alex coming to terms with her co-host Mitch Kessler’s (Steve Carell) firing over sexual harassment allegations.

On Sunday night, Russell Wilson Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird opened the 2020 ESPY Awards with an important message about racism in the sports industry.

Ciara's 6-year-old son, Future, taught Russell Wilson a lot about love and life. Russell and Ciara are parents to 3-year-old daughter Sienna and have another baby on the way, but in a recent interview with the NFL star credited Future with opening his eyes to what it means to be a father. «Being a stepdad… has taught me, really, what love is like, what life is really like, [and] how God intends us to love,» he said.

Janee Bolden Last week, music mogul and entrepreneur Russell Simmons, who has been accused of rape or sexual misconduct by multiple women, made an appearance on “The Breakfast Club” morning show during which he spent a good portion of the interview attempting to refute accusations levied against him in the recent documentary “On The Record,” which is currently streaming on HBO Max.Following the interview, the Time’s Up organization responded to several of Simmons comments; as did Drew Dixon and

Russell Simmons has once again denied the sexual assault allegations against him, insisting that while he’s guilty of being a “playboy”, he has never forced himself on anyone.Accusations against the hip-hop mogul first emerged in 2017, in a New York Times article in which Drew Dixon, a former executive at his Def Jam record label, claimed Simmons raped her at his apartment in Manhattan, New York.Two more women, Sil Lai Abrams and Sheri Sher, have also accused Simmons of sexual misconduct, but as

On the Record — which features accounts from multiple women accusing Russell Simmons of rape — the hip-hop mogul was invited onto The Breakfast Club, where he once again denied the allegations against him."Back then, I thought it was a game…. There were no Black actresses that I didn’t date and they’re my friends today," Simmons said on the long-running radio show.

Following the debut of HBO Max's sexual assault documentary On the Record — which features accounts from multiple women accusing Russell Simmons of rape — the hip-hop mogul was invited onto The Breakfast Club, where he once again denied the allegations against him. "Back then, I thought it was a game….

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMusic mogul and entrepreneur Russell Simmons, who has been accused of rape or sexual misconduct by multiple women, as recounted in the recent documentary “On the Record,” appeared on “The Breakfast Club” Wednesday morning — and the Time’s Up movement and one of his accusers were quick to respond.

Music mogul Russell Simmons is opening up about the sexual assault allegations brought against him in the HBO documentary “On the Record.” The documentary gives first-hand accounts of rape claims made against Russell by multiple women, allegations that he has repeatedly denied.In an interview with the Breakfast Club, Russell talks about how he felt when he heard the accounts of these women. “I could never say that someone doesn’t feel victimized,” Russell Simmons said.

Teaching your daughters to have ‘boundaries’ and say ‘no’ won’t protect them from rapists like you @UncleRUSH I said ‘NO’… ‘STOP’… ‘PLEASE’… ‘I’M BEGGING YOU’… and CRIED, while you ripped off my clothes, pinned me down and told me to stop fighting.

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