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Mogul and co-founder of Def Jam Recordings Russell Simmons and his stepping down from his business roles has Twitter alight with commentary.

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The purge of men in high power getting called to task for alleged sexual assault continues. The latest to exit the paint is Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons, who is stepping down from his companies after he was accused of sexual assault. 

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Model Keri Claussen Khalighi claims that business mogul Russell Simmons sexually assaulted her in 1991 when she was just 17 years old.

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Russell Simmons is making sure our pioneers are not forgotten. The Hip-Hop mogul is developing a film about Def Jam Records’ first artist T La Rock.

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The platform that gave some of today’s brightest comedic minds their start will finally get its’ own tribute. Netflix has just announced a Def Comedy Jam 25 special is in the works.

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Russell Simmons is more than qualified to produce a documentary on the history of Hip-Hop. So he’s finally doing it.

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MTV2 is beefing up their original programming next month with the announcement of two new shows and a new season of one of its popular properties. World Star, the hub of online fights and all thing ratchet, will get its own show and All Def Digital boss Russell Simmon is behind the ADD-TV series.

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Russell Simmons put on his sweater vest cape and swooped in to save The Game and Meek Mill from themselves. 

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Russell Simmons heard about Denver Broncos player Brandon Marshall losing sponsorships after protesting the national anthem and wants to help.

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The RushCard chaos of 2015 that left 130,000 RushCard holders from using or depositing funds has been one of Russell Simmons biggest business fails. The prepaid debit card system that was founded in 2003 locked customers out of their accounts when it experienced a glitch in that Simmons said was a “technology transition.”

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Out of all the major break-ups in Hip-Hop from the Fat Boys to Roc-A-Fella, one of the most crucial ones was the split between Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin, the co-founders of Def Jam Records.

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Killer Mike sat down with VLAD TV to share his thoughts on why Bernie Sanders is not like Martin Luther King, Jr. and why he disagrees with Russell Simmons’ views on Bernie Sanders.