Facing a new sexual assault allegation, entrepreneur and producer Russell Simmons announced Thursday that he is stepping down from the Def Jam empire he helped found — joining an ever-growing list of celebrities like Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, and Matt Lauer who have become engulfed in sexual misconduct scandals.
The exit comes after Rachel Getting Married screenwriter Jenny Lumet, 50, penned a guest column in The Hollywood Reporter Thursday morning claiming Simmons assaulted her in 1991.
Simmons issued a statement soon after, saying in part: “The voices of the voiceless, those who have been hurt or shamed, deserve and need to be heard.
The exit comes after Rachel Getting Married screenwriter Jenny Lumet, 50, penned a guest column in The Hollywood Reporter Thursday morning claiming Simmons assaulted her in 1991.
Simmons issued a statement soon after, saying in part: “The voices of the voiceless, those who have been hurt or shamed, deserve and need to be heard.
- 11/30/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Christian Petzold's The State I Am In (2000) and Christoph Hochhäusler's The City Below (2010) will be showing in September and October, 2017 on Mubi in most countries around the world.Christian Petzold (left) and Christoph Hochhäusler (right) on the set of Dreileben. Photo by Felix von Böhm.We meet in Christian Petzold’s office in Berlin-Kreuzberg. A giant wall of whispering books, almost like a Borgesian brain of fiction, encircles the table at which Christoph Hochhäusler, myself and the owner take place to discuss their films. The idea of the interview was to get Petzold’s take on Hochhäusler’s The City Below (2010) and Hochhäusler’s take on Petzold’s The State I Am In (2000). In the end, both filmmakers ended up talking about a lot more, as cinema for them has always been something that shines most brightly when remembering it, discussing it and loving it. The fictions proposed...
- 9/20/2017
- MUBI
In this very moment, Taylor Swift was every lady in love. While she rose to fame crooning about teenage heartbreak, there was no despair in sight for Swift at the iHeartRadio Music Awards Sunday night. As she watched her longtime boyfriend Calvin Harris accept the award for Dance Artist of the Year, she had unmissable hearts in her eyes. From the crowd, cameras spotted the 26-year-old sitting with her head nestled in her hands as she gazed lovingly at her boyfriend as he spoke. If we had to imagine the heart-in-eyes emoji personified, this is most definitely it. While Harris thanked his fellow nominees for their inspiration in the industry, Swift couldn't take her...
- 4/4/2016
- E! Online
Young Money Mc performs 'Moment 4 Life,' 'Right Thru Me' and 'Roman's Revenge.'
By Mawuse Ziegbe
Nicki Minaj performs during "VH1 Divas Salute the Troops"
Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images
At the "VH1 Divas Salute the Troops" Nicki Minaj paid tribute to America's soldiers the best way she knows how: get them fired up with a body-rocking performance.
Sporting a fluffy white wig, turquoise tights, towering heels and a super-snug, orange and blue mini-dress, Minaj kicked things off with "Moment 4 Life," an album cut from her chart-busting debut Pink Friday.
(Click here to see photos from "VH1 Divas Salute The Troops".)
"In this very moment, I'm king/ In this very moment, I slay Goliath with a sling," Minaj spit as she strutted across the darkly illuminated stage with her signature flirty yet street swagger. Service members hoisted camera phones in the air as the beat pumped through the massive,...
By Mawuse Ziegbe
Nicki Minaj performs during "VH1 Divas Salute the Troops"
Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images
At the "VH1 Divas Salute the Troops" Nicki Minaj paid tribute to America's soldiers the best way she knows how: get them fired up with a body-rocking performance.
Sporting a fluffy white wig, turquoise tights, towering heels and a super-snug, orange and blue mini-dress, Minaj kicked things off with "Moment 4 Life," an album cut from her chart-busting debut Pink Friday.
(Click here to see photos from "VH1 Divas Salute The Troops".)
"In this very moment, I'm king/ In this very moment, I slay Goliath with a sling," Minaj spit as she strutted across the darkly illuminated stage with her signature flirty yet street swagger. Service members hoisted camera phones in the air as the beat pumped through the massive,...
- 12/5/2010
- MTV Music News
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