Russell Simmons

A lawyer for Russell Simmons has argued that a former Def Jam employee who accused him of sexual assault cannot sue him due to a 1997 settlement. His accuser’s legal rep said that they were not aware of any such agreement…

Russell Simmons has been sued for defamation over comments he made last year regarding the allegations of sexual assault that have been made against him. Those comments were part “a concerted and malicious campaign” to discredit his accusers, a lawsuit claims…

A former employee at Def Jam has filed a lawsuit accusing the label’s founder Russell Simmons of rape. It relates to an incident in the 1990s, with the plaintiff relying on a New York City law that allows the filing of lawsuits that would usually be prohibited by the statute of limitations…