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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Model Keri Claussen Khalighi has come forward to accuse Def Jam Records mogul, Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct in 1991, when she was 17 years old. In a report Sunday in the Los Angeles Times, Khalighi says that Simmons coerced her to perform a sex act and later penetrated her without […]

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The Beverly Hills Police Department investigated producers Brett Ratner and Russell Simmons for alleged sexual battery in 2001, Variety reports, citing the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office and the producers’ criminal defense attorney. Prosecutors declined to press charges in the case, due to insufficient evidence. The alleged victim, a 29-year-old woman, came into the department […]

08/9/17-  Working alongside Russell Simmons, Bill learned that he has to open up his chakra and calm his spirit to get to his core. All while speaking with a healthy lisp! Love you, Russell! Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Sign Up For Our Newsletter!

Russell Simmons is the executive producer of the award-winning documentary Romeo Is Bleeding. The mogul called into the TJMS to explain why people should support this piece of art and more. Watch the full trailer below. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Sign Up For Our Newsletter!

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It’s been proven time and time again that once Hollywood gets fixated on something they continue to put out as much of it as possible. Its latest fixation is the celebrity biopic centered on prominent and legendary hip-hop figures and the upcoming subject is none other than iconic hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons. Industry insider Deadline […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Federal regulators ordered hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons‘ company RushCard to pay $13 million in fines and restitution related to a 2015 outage that cut off tens of thousands of its customers from their money. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday that it has ordered RushCard and MasterCard to pay $10 […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — RushCard, the prepaid debit card company founded by hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, is being bought by rival Green Dot for $147 million. Green Dot said Monday it will buy UniRush, the parent company of RushCard as well as the Rapid! payroll debit card. Simmons started RushCard in 2003 as one of […]

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Russell Simmons is taking his love of yoga to another level with Tantris, his new wellness studio opening Friday (Nov 18) in Los Angeles, and an athleisure line of the same name to go with it. The Tantris Brand, notes its website, “is a yoga inspired, premium lifestyle brand that offers a wide variety of […]

Last year, Russell Simmons‘ company UniRush LLC experienced a service outage during a planned migration to a new transaction processor, preventing over 130,000 RushCard holders from accessing or depositing funds. The mogul, who described that experience as “one of the most devastating times in my adult life,” is finally speaking out about how he and his company got […]

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Russell Simmons sat in on “The Tomorrow Show with Keven Undergaro” for an exclusive 2 hour interview where he dishes on Stacey Dash and her extreme right wing views, OJ Simpson being guilty, Obama not taking action soon enough and his new HBO deal. Stacey Dash has been at the center of controversy recently. Simmons […]