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It appears mega-producer Rick Rubin actually has more than 99 problems. Rubin, best known for producing some music’s biggest hits like Jay-Z’s, “99 Problems,” is facing trial for violating Hawaii’s local COVID-19 restrictions. According to the Kauai, Hawaii-based newspaper, The Garden Island, the trial date is set for Feb. 9, 2021. Rubin is being charged…

Sheri Sher is best known as a founding member of the all-female hip-hop group Mercedes Ladies that formed in the late 1970s. She is also one of several Black women associated with hip-hop music and entertainment who appear in the documentary “On The Record” and have accused music mogul Russell Simmons, one of the industry’s…

HBO surprised no one when it announced it bought and will air the inflammatory Russell Simmons documentary that accuses the music mogul of raping several employees back in the day. This is the same cable network that aired the damning docu-series “Leaving Neverland,” which convinced many people that Michael Jackson sexually assaulted several boys during…

Round 10 of the Mo’Nique and Oprah Winfrey feud has officially commenced. Or perhaps it is round 12 or 13. We’ve lost count. The comedic actress fired off on Winfrey once again, this time for allegedly favoring disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein over the likes of accused sexual assault perpetrators Russell Simmons and Michael Jackson. Weinstein…

Russell Simmons rape accuser is now blasting Oprah Winfrey for “abandoning us” after the media mogul pulled out as an executive producer of the documentary just weeks before it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Alexia Norton Jones, who is the featured woman in the documentary “On the Record,” said her pain was compounded exponentially…

Oprah Winfrey sounded off on Russell Simmons and debunked rumors that she divorced herself from the upcoming documentary about his rape accusers because she was punked or intimidated. “This is not a victory for Russell, and I unequivocally say that I did not pull out because of Russell,” the 65-year-old billionaire network owner told “CBS…

Oprah Winfrey says Russell Simmons tried multiple times to get her to quit as executive producer of the documentary about his sexual assault allegations, Fox News reports. However, the billionaire television station owner makes it clear that she did not step down because the hip-hop legend and Def Jam founder wanted her to. On the…

Three of the women accusing Russell Simmons of sexual assault shared their jarring stories just a week before the much talked about documentary featuring them debuts at the renowned Sundance Film Festival near Salt Lake City. In an interview with CBS This Morning, Drew Dixon, Sil Lai Abrams and Alexia Norton Jones shared their stories in…

On the eve of the annual Sundance Film Festival in suburban Salt Lake City where the documentary on Russell Simmons will debut, Oprah Winfrey announced she is stepping down as executive producer. Rapper and “Power” producer 50 Cent thanks Winfrey for it. 50 Cent headed to Instagram to express his gratitude toward OWN’s billionaire founder. …

Oprah Winfrey has backed out of a documentary aimed at Russell Simmons. Oprah was initially slated to serves as executive producer for an untitled documentary that centers around a former music executive who struggles with whether to go public with her story of alleged assault and abuse by Simmons, according to Deadline. “I have decided…

Angela Simmons is defiantly siding with her legendary uncle, hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons, after it was revealed that Oprah Winfrey would be an executive producer on a documentary alleging he raped an employee. Angela Simmons, 32, told Bossip she won’t wedge her way into the middle of this controversy regarding Winfrey’s untitled docu-series that premieres…

It was the kiss seen around the world, millionaire Oprah Winfrey planting a wet one on the cheek of one of most notorious sexual predators in the history of Hollywood, Harvey Weinstein. But, as The Game and 50 Cent have pointed out, Winfrey has not chosen to do a documentary on Weinstein or Matt Lauer…

50 Cent and Russell Simmons have lashed out at Oprah Winfrey. Their reaction comes days after Oprah announced that she would be producing a documentary about Drew Dixon, a woman who accused Simmons of sexual harassment. Both men posted their sentiments on social media on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. “I don’t understand why Oprah is…

Billionaire TV mogul Oprah Winfrey is going to play a major role at the Sundance Film Festival for the second consecutive year, particularly as it pertains to sexual assault. Winfrey is the executive producer of a yet-to-be-titled documentary that tells the story of Drew Dixon, the woman who accused Russell Simmons of rape. The film…

Kimora Lee Simmons has congratulated her college-bound daughter Aoki for being accepted into a prestigious Ivy League school on “her own merit.” The 43-year-old fashion designer took to Instagram on Thursday, March 28, 2019, to share her excitement that her 16-year-old daughter Aoki — her child with ex-husband Russell Simmons — has been accepted into…

Russell Simmons

Music mogul and living legend Russell Simmons is under intense scrutiny and investigation by the New York Police Department for alleged sexual misconduct and rape charges. After a brief period of clapping back against his accusers, denying the charges of rape and sexual deviancy, Simmons stepped down from his businesses and charities in December. Now…

The relationship between Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee Simmons doesn’t need much of an introduction here. The pair were married from 1998 to 2009 and from that union, they have two daughters, Aoki Lee and Ming Lee. A remarried Kimora Lee Leissner (she tied the knot with former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner in 2013)…

The news of Russell Simmons stepping down from his businesses because of sexual harassment claims shocked hip-hop. Now rap legend Professor Griff from Public Enemy makes a startling claim about Simmons. According to Griff, Simmons went after girls and boys. Here is the graphic radio interview from the “Murder Master Music Show.”

Last month, Terry Crews joined a long list of Hollywood actors who decided to publicly reveal that they have been the victims of sexual assault at the hands of many Hollywood executives and agents. For Crews, being one of the few men to share his assault story was likely already difficult but now the actor…

Russell Simmons discusses the documentary Romeo Is Bleeding (Photo by Derrel Jazz Johnson for Steed Media Service)

Russell Simmons is currently being investigated by the New York Police Department. According to the Los Angeles Times, Simmons is being investigated following rape accusations made by several women. The investigation began after nine women came forward with sexual misconduct claims this week. Four of the women have accused him of rape. Simmons’ attorney said…