Russell Simmons defends Diddy amidst sexual assault allegations

Def Jam mogul Russell Simmons appears to be the one determine in hip-hop who’s at present defending Unhealthy Boy founder Diddy as he faces a slew of sexual assault allegations. The now disgraced producer and entrepreneur has been dropped by all of his former associates and has been ostracised because the preliminary lawsuits had been filed towards him.

Unsurprisingly, Simmons is defending Diddy as he is facing similar allegations of sexual assault. On Might sixth, the Def Jam co-founder took to Instagram to share his ideas on Diddy’s case and warned folks about why they need to be so fast to go judgement.

Chatting with his followers, Simmons expressed, “When you tear someone down, or you watch someone tear someone down, try not to get so excited. I know it’s fun to watch for some people.”

He continued, “If I had a nickel for every nasty meme sent to me by people whose lives were enhanced and built by Sean Combs, it’s like, it seems a bit hypocritical since the only reason you have a life is ’cause you worked for him, or he gave you a job or lifted you up somehow.”

Simmons even went so far as to encourage his followers to uplift Diddy as he faces this era of hardship in his life and revealed he thinks it’s merciless for folks to rejoice in his downfall, stating,  “Watching our brothers fall is hurtful. Having everybody get together and laugh at our brother’s fall or supporting the tearing down of our brothers is tough. You may think it’s, you know, entertaining. Some of the memes are funny, right? But, we gotta look up, train our minds to see the good in things and not the negative.”

By doing the above, Simmons additionally requested followers to have some grace relating to him and his lawsuit. The mogul has been accused of falsifying a settlement doc for a sexual assault case that was formally filed towards him earlier within the yr. 

Simmons allegedly admitted to Ms Doe that he was “Sorry for what he’d done” in an amended report filed on April thirtieth. He additionally stated that he wished to settle the case with out involving attorneys. Nonetheless, Jane Doe has accused Simmons of falsifying a settlement doc after which submitting that falsified doc to court docket. 

The unique grievance filed by the plaintiff, on this case, was completed so in New York federal court docket and accused Simmons of false imprisonment, battery, emotional misery and a violation of the state’s gender-motivated violence regulation. The plaintiff alleges that Simmons invited her to his condo for work and started wrestling together with her “in an attempt to appear playful,” however this escalated, and he pinned her down on the mattress aggressively. 

Court docket paperwork state that “Ms Doe repeatedly told Mr Simmons to get off her, but he refused… Mr Simmons proceeded to rape her.” Simmons then allegedly continued to harass the plaintiff at work, ultimately forcing her to resign in 1997.