An anonymous woman who is accusing Russell Simmons of a 1988 sexual assault claims the Def Jam Recordings co-founder fled the United States and settled in Bali in an effort to avoid extradition. But Simmons insists that couldn’t be further from the truth.
The Hip Hop mogul has been on a spiritual sabbatical in Indonesia where he’s continuing his yoga studies and working on his personal growth. He’s traveled back and forth from Los Angeles to Bali multiple times to attend his child’s graduation and tend to other private matters.
The woman – who goes by Jane Doe in the lawsuit against Simmons – believes he left the country after she and several other women accused him of sexual assault. She is suing Simmons for $10 million, but he sees it as nothing more than an attempt to gain notoriety for the attorneys handling the case.
“I have no intention of getting in the mud with this woman or feeding her lawyers’ interest in gaining fame, space or ground into this incredibly lucrative practice of extortion,” Simmons told HipHopDX. “People ask how could anonymous person seek fame. It’s the lawyer who is seeking fame and that’s why we are seeking sanctions against him.”
Simmons has maintained his innocence since the allegations started trickling in two years ago. In March 2018 — while in L.A. — TMZ asked Simmons about the accusations and he replied, “I don’t have a stitch of violence in me. I would never hurt anybody. And I never had any violence in me. It’s a difficult time for everybody.”
Jane Doe is expected in court on Thursday (April 18).
Funny how he fled right after these allegations, and into a country with prostitution and pedophiles are at an all time high! He isn’t fooling anyone.
well since u say his guilty y hasnt r kelly fled the country?
Hustle Simmons the panty bandit and light/white woman lover chicken’s are finally coming home to roost. All those yoga poses and veganism to mask the savage within.
Do you have evidence or are you trolling?
I can’t take these anonymous accusations from adults seriously. Anyone can throw a rock and hide their hand hoping for a paycheck. If he’s publicly accused then the accuser should publicly step forward and stand behind their claims.
Isn’t that what all innocent people do when they’re accused of committing a crime leave the country? Instead of defending yourself from a so called fame seeking money hungry liar,you run like a scared guilty little bitch? I’m sorry actions sometimes tell you more of the truth than what he could ever explain. He did that shit and for those who don’t think he did explain why he went on a spiritual cleanse in a country where he can’t be extradited when he gets accused of being so dirty….
Our favorite yogi, zen loving rapist uncle. Love to see how he will meditate himself out of this bad karma!
This hypocrite Didi moron dodged a bullet back in the day with his black people credit card scheme/fraud. This time he is fucked IMO. Before METOO these rich jackasses could get away with whatever. Now they’re fucked. LOL. This dummy is always talking about black hardship in America etc. he’s a billionaire. Dude says systematic racism exists then hops into his Rolls Royce on the way back to one of his 10,000 square foot mansion. Hilarious.
His guilty as fuck