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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.

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By Jazz Tangcay

By Peter Debruge

Director Kirby Dick and producing partner/co-director Amy Ziering have spent the better part of the last decade deeply involved in exposing areas of American society where sexual assault runs rampant. They have the mechanics of the rape culture procedural doc down to a science, yet nothing in their films feels formulaic.

There’s an elegant, almost poetic silence to one of the most compelling scenes of “On the Record,” a powerful new documentary about sexual violence that knows just when to dial down to a hushed quiet.

There’s an elegant, almost poetic silence to one of the most compelling scenes of “On the Record,” a powerful new documentary about sexual violence that knows just when to dial down to a hushed quiet.

In December 2017, two months after sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein came to light, former music industry executive Drew Dixon went public with her story accusing hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons of rape. When the documentary On The Record, which recounts her story and decision to come forward, debuts May 27 on HBO Max, it lands at a different moment on the #MeToo trajectory.

By Denise Petski

Drew Dixon, 50, is one of the central voices who appears in HBO Max’s new powerful documentary, On The Record. The former Def Jam executive is one of several women to have publicly accused hip-hop music pioneer, Russell Simmons, 62, of sexual assault.

By Addie Morfoot

The music community is coming together to pay tribute to Uptown Records founder Andre Harrell, who died in early May at age 59.

By Jazz Tangcay

A tribute to Andre Harrell, the influential music executive who discovered Sean “Diddy” Combs and died earlier this month at age 59, will air Sunday. The memorial broadcast dubbed Mr.

A tribute to Andre Harrell, the influential music executive who discovered Sean “Diddy” Combs and died earlier this month, will air Sunday.The memorial broadcast dubbed “Mr. Champagne and Bubbles” — a nickname of Harrell’s — will feature tributes from Chris Rock, Mariah Carey, Jamie Foxx, Babyface, Naomi Campbell, Lee Daniels, Clarence Avant, Russell Simmons, Kimora Lee Simmons, Robin Thicke and more.

Making it work! Kimora Lee Simmons revealed “the truth” behind her coparenting dynamic with ex-husband Russell Simmons during quarantine.

Legendary music executive Andre Harrell has sadly passed away at the age of 59.

Andre Harrell, the Uptown Records founder who shaped the sound of hip-hop and R&B in the late 80s and 90s, has died aged 59.

50 Cent holds no ill will towards Oprah Winfrey or her best pal, newswoman Gayle King, after criticising them for “going after black men” accused of sex crimes.

Three of Russell Simmons' accusers are telling their stories about the hip-hop mogul's alleged sexual harassment in a new HBO Max documentary, .

Three of Russell Simmons' accusers are telling their stories about the hip-hop mogul's alleged sexual harassment in a new HBO Max documentary, .

After months of controversy, the documentary “On the Record” is almost here.

HBO Max on Tuesday unveiled the first trailer for On the Record, the new streamer's documentary detailing the sexual assault allegations made against music mogul Russell Simmons. Drew Dixon, one of Simmons' accusers, speaks about her experience in the first look.

Days after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape in a landmark verdict for the #MeToo movement, women who accused the former movie mogul and Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct joined forces in New York to talk about what's next for the entertainment industry, including the need for the business to support and hire survivors.Former Def Jam executive Drew Dixon, who went public with sexual harassment and assault claims against Simmons in a New York Times exposé in December

Days after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape in a landmark verdict for the #MeToo movement, women who accused the former movie mogul and Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct joined forces in New York to talk about what's next for the entertainment industry, including the need for the business to support and hire survivors.

After losing distribution only two weeks before its Sundance premiere, the Russell Simmons accuser documentary On the Record has found a new home.In its first-ever festival acquisition, HBO Max has picked up the film from Oscar-nominated directorsKirby Dick and Amy Ziering.On the Record tells the stories of Simmons' accusers, includingformer Def Jam executive Drew Dixon, as they decide to go public with their claims of sexual harassment and assault at the hands of the Def Jam music mogul.

HBO Max has acquired U.S. rights to Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering’s documentary On the Record. The film presents the stories of several women who have accused producer Russell Simmons of sexual assault, including music executive Drew Dixon.

After losing distribution only two weeks before its Sundance premiere, Russell Simmons accuser documentary On the Record has found a new home.

Following a thunderstorm of Oprah Winfrey-related controversy and a successful Sundance Film Festival premiere, “On the Record” has secured domestic distribution at HBO Max.

By Anthony D'Alessandro

The 2020 edition of the Sundance Film Festival is unofficially the year of the woman. More than 50% of the movies are directed by females.

“On the Record,” a devastating look at many of the women who came forward to accuse music mogul Russell Simmons of rape and harassment, premiered to not one, but two thunderous standing ovations at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday. The warm reception came as the film has become engulfed in a media firestorm, one sparked by Oprah Winfrey’s decision to remove herself from the project as executive producer.

By Anthony D'Alessandro