Russell Simmons Accuser Criticizes 'Breakfast Club' for Giving Him a Platform

The Bill Simmons Podcast, the sports analyst and entrepreneur discussed the beginnings of the site he founded in 2016: “I wish it had been a bigger priority for us to really make a bigger commitment to diversity than we did.

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.

Jon Stewart is back.

Mackenzie Nichols Staff WriterBill Simmons, founder of sports media company The Ringer, is receiving backlash from employees who say that the newsroom is lacking in diversity, sparking a debate in the company on how to improve hiring practices.In a recent episode of “The Bill Simmons Podcast,” guest Ryen Russillo praised Simmons for “the jobs and the opportunities” that he’s given to his staff.

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.

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

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.

Kendrick Lamar and Russell Westbrook were just a couple of the famous faces who joined thousands in Compton to protest anti-Black racism and police brutality.

Aoki Lee Simmons is following in the footsteps of Rihanna and has decided to publicly call out her non-black friends to step up and show real support for the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Missouri police.

Ally Sheedy has said The Breakfast Club would be a “completely different movie” if it was made today and the 1985 film was controlled by “the straight white male perspective”.

Don’t expect a remake of The Breakfast Club to ever happen.