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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 13 Dec 2017

    Four women spoke on the record with The New York Times about a pattern of violent sexual behavior by Russell Simmons from 1988 to 2014. Three of the women say that he raped them.http://nyti.ms/2z9KwCv 

    2:55 PM - 13 Dec 2017
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      2. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 13 Dec 2017

        In the ’80s, Toni Sallie, a music journalist, was thrilled to be covering Russell Simmons and other visionaries she saw as the future of black music. http://nyti.ms/2z9KwCv pic.twitter.com/wlkFUQnlqN

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      3. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 13 Dec 2017

        Toni Sallie said Russell Simmons raped her in 1988. To this day, she said, “I don’t feel comfortable in a room full of men.” http://nyti.ms/2z9KwCv  [corrected typo]pic.twitter.com/oJdgTWnkh3

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      4. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 13 Dec 2017

        “I didn’t sing for almost a year.” —Tina Baker, a performer who said Russell Simmons raped her in his apartment in the early ’90s, when he was her manager http://nyti.ms/2z9KwCv pic.twitter.com/mLEQ8h2qlV

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      5. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 13 Dec 2017

        Drew Dixon left Stanford in 1992 to join the hip-hop revolution. She says Russell Simmons sexually harassed her repeatedly when she was an executive at Def Jam. She is accusing him of raping her in 1995. http://nyti.ms/2z9KwCv pic.twitter.com/34A6NpBWKc

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      6. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 13 Dec 2017

        Drew Dixon cited the lingering criticism of black women like Anita Hill and Desiree Washington as contributing reasons for staying quiet until now. http://nyti.ms/2z9KwCv pic.twitter.com/OMt3pNgvHM

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      7. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 13 Dec 2017

        “I gave up something that I loved to do. I erased myself,” Drew Dixon said. Now, “I want people to know why.”http://nyti.ms/2z9KwCv 

        4 replies 81 retweets 162 likes
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      8. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 13 Dec 2017

        When told in detail about the rape accusations and other misconduct, Russell Simmons said: “I will relentlessly fight against any untruthful character assassination that paints me as a man of violence.” http://nyti.ms/2z9KwCv pic.twitter.com/kb9ut3O9U5

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      9. The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 13 Dec 2017

        Read Russell Simmons’s full statement on the rape allegations leveled against him:http://nyti.ms/2ATOZby 

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      2. Babalola Rotimi Williams‏ @Brwilliam2403 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        This is a major problem with America. Some American women now see raising sexual accusation against men as lucrative business. They don't care about their victims' reputation especially the one contesting for political post. They need to have a rethink.

        18 replies 4 retweets 25 likes
      3. Lisa Olsen‏ @lisaolsenwrites 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @Brwilliam2403 @nytimes

        Yes, THAT'S the major problem with America. Sure, bud.

        3 replies 3 retweets 184 likes
      4. CD Reiss‏ @CDReisswriter 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @lisaolsenwrites @Brwilliam2403 @nytimes

        They're making serious BANK saying they were raped, right?

        7 replies 0 retweets 53 likes
      5. Jenn Cross‏ @misscanadajenn 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @CDReisswriter @lisaolsenwrites and

        pic.twitter.com/LMA23y5cU1

        0 replies 1 retweet 30 likes
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      2. Lisa Vandetti‏ @VandettiLisa 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Why is everyone coming out now? why didn’t they come out when it happened. help me understand because if someone raped me i would report it

        32 replies 1 retweet 13 likes
      3. Sara‏ @saralikesthings 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @VandettiLisa @nytimes

        Did you read the full article?

        3 replies 0 retweets 35 likes
      4. Lisa Vandetti‏ @VandettiLisa 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @saralikesthings @nytimes

        sorry I didn’t. way too many sexual assault articles to read.

        3 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      5. Emma May‏ @EmmaMayMMA 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @VandettiLisa @saralikesthings @nytimes

        Read it. They ALL told people. All of them.

        3 replies 3 retweets 88 likes
      6. Derek Werkowitz‏ @DerekWerkowitz 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @EmmaMayMMA @VandettiLisa and

        Lisa is a MAGA dolt which explains why she's missing the point.

        4 replies 0 retweets 36 likes
      7. Forward Agenda‏ @ForwardAgenda 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @DerekWerkowitz @EmmaMayMMA and

        She tweets that Huckabee “is a role model for women and young girls.” That’s why nothing’s getting through.

        4 replies 1 retweet 17 likes
      8. Lisa Vandetti‏ @VandettiLisa 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @ForwardAgenda @EmmaMayMMA and

        oh boy a Bernie supporter. i have no time for you. i’m empathic just started with a simple question and it got out of control. MAGA

        8 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      9. 6XLD‏ @trvp6xldie_ 13 Dec 2017
        Replying to @VandettiLisa @EmmaMayMMA and

        no ma'am clearly you're not

        0 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
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