Did you know that Keri Claussen Khalighi alleged in the Los Angeles Times story, Simmons had sexually assaulting her while director Brett Ratner watched?

Did you know that Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons stepped down from the companies he founded, amid a new sexual misconduct allegation against him?

Did you know that screenwriter Jenny Lumet wrote that the Def Jam co-founder forced her to go to his apartment in 1991 and then have sex with him in an essay published by the Hollywood Reporter?

 

Russell Simmons & Brett Ratner

Jenny Lumet

Did you know that Keri Claussen Khalighi alleged in the Los Angeles Times story, Simmons had sexually assaulting her while director Brett Ratner watched?

 

Did you know that ” Simmons said in a statement to THR. “ I don’t want to be a distraction so I am removing myself from the businesses that I founded. The companies will now be run by a new and diverse generation of extraordinary executives who are moving the culture and consciousness forward?”

Keri Claussen Khaligh

Did you know that Simmons acknowledged that he has known Lumet and her family and has “seen her several times over the years since the evening she described.” In his statement, he said he will not only “step aside” from his ventures but also “commit myself to continuing my personal growth, spiritual learning and above all to listening?”

Did you know that it’s a different tone from the one Simmons took following Khalighi’s allegations, when he said, “I completely and unequivocally deny the horrendous allegations of non-consensual sex against me with every fiber of my being?”

Did you know that Simmons joins other high-profile men who in recent weeks have been accused of a range of sexual misconduct, such as workplace harassment and rape?

Did you know that from comedy, to news, to movies, men at the top of their respective fields have been fired and removed from projects and have tried to disappear from the spotlight?

Did you know that as a co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, Simmons helped introduce hip-hop culture to the mainstream, and has had ventures throughout entertainment, including fashion, movies and TV?

Did you know that in recent years, Simmons has presented himself as an activist who promotes mindfulness, yoga and various causes and he’s received accolades for his work as chairman of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, which promotes relations among Jewish, Muslim and black communities, and has previously served as a United Nations Goodwill ambassador?

Did you know that as he exit from his companies, Simmons also said he will convert his “studio for yogic science into a not-for-profit center of learning and healing?”


 

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