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
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“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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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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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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“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
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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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Read Russell Simmons’s full statement on the rape allegations leveled against him:http://nyti.ms/2ATOZby
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So sorry you had to endure abuse, And then be forced into silence for 30 years...I pray that God restores every opportunity that was stolen from you.
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Toni Sallie will probably never feel safe in a room full of men. It never leaves you.
#MeToo
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Toni...i pray for you...my lady and i...hope for you...not all men are bad...be happy..
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Not cool, man.
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Heartbreaking. Thanks for telling your story Toni. I am sorry , so sorry, this happened to you
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Wait why not call the cops when it happens??? I don't get it?? Saves other women from getting raped. Why say something after the fact? So you can get money bc your career failed? Hop on the I got raped 100 years ago train..
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Ahhh we not all pigs...sorry u went through this...ill apologize for my gender...in my hood we kick dudes ass's for this crap...
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