Russell Simmons Sues
Namaste From Bali, However Imma Want $20 Mil from HBO!!!
Over ‘On the Report’ Doc
Revealed June 4, 2025 8:26 AM PDT
Russell Simmons claims HBO Max ignored mountains of proof refuting the sexual assault claims in opposition to him when it produced a documentary concerning the instances … and now he is suing the streamer for $20 million.
In keeping with docs filed in New York, Simmons says the 2020 documentary “On the Report,” “disregarded or suppressed” greater than 20 witnesses who refuted the allegations a number of ladies made in opposition to the music mogul.
Simmons says that data was available to a number of bigwigs at WarnerMedia, the mother or father firm of HBO Max, together with CEO John Stankey. He claims civil rights leaders and members of Congress urged HBO to evaluate the proof supporting Simmons’ denials … though he would not title any of them.
One title he does drop within the docs is Oprah Winfrey … claiming she was initially an govt producer of “On the Report,” however she withdrew from the undertaking after “publicly noting inconsistencies within the accusations.”
The Def Jam founder additionally claims HBO and the doc’s producers “disregarded 9 consecutive credible and favorable CIA-grade polygraph” outcomes, which presumably would have supported his facet of the story.
Simmons moved out of the U.S. again in 2018, following the allegations, and offered his final U.S. property in 2021. He is taken up residence in Bali, Indonesia, the place he owns a luxurious yoga retreat.
He is suing HBO, Warner Bros. Discovery and the movie’s producers for defamation, emotional misery and invasion of privateness … and, sure, he is looking for not less than $20 mil.
