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Russell Simmons is facing another lawsuit, this time for defamation after former music executive Drew Dixon claims the Def Jam Records co-founder defamed her by calling her a “liar” after she accused him of sexually assaulting her, according to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone.  Dixon, who worked as an A&R executive at the label from 1993 until leaving shortly after the alleged assault in 1995, filed suit in New York on Thursday and is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.   Attorneys for…

Russell Brand claims he doesn’t “recognize” the actress suing him for sex assault in New York and that there’s no way he drunkenly accosted her on the set of the film Arthur because he was already years into his decades-long sobriety during production.   In paperwork filed Monday as his answer to the woman’s Nov. 6 complaint, Brand says the “entire lawsuit” is premised on the “false claim” that he was visibly intoxicated when he allegedly exposed himself and assaulted the plaintiff while filming the remake of the…

Disgraced music mogul Russell Simmons is at the center of a new lawsuit that alleges he raped a former Def Jam Recordings employee in his Manhattan apartment during the 1990s. The complaint, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, comes from an accuser — identified in the suit only as Jane Doe — who said she worked as a senior music executive at Def Jam. She alleges that she was “sexually harassed, assaulted, sexually battered, and raped” by Simmons during her time at the label.“Ms.…

A former Def Jam executive has sued Russell Simmons for sexual harassment and battery, claiming the embattled label founder pulled a “wrestling move” to pin her to the bed in his New York apartment and raped her in the 1990s, according to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone. The Jane Doe filed suit in New York federal court on Tuesday and is now among 20 women to accuse Simmons of sexual assault or harassment, according to the suit. Doe claims she joined the record label as a senior-level music executive in…

Love Rocks NYC, the benefit concert for God’s Love We Deliver, will return for its eighth year on March 7. The annual event will be hosted by Conan O’Brien, Tracy Morgan, and Jim Gaffigan at the Beacon Theatre. The 2024 lineup will feature performances from Hozier, The Black Keys, Allison Russell, Nile Rodgers, Trombone Shorty, and more. Music director and band leader Will Lee will helm the event, which is scheduled to also include appearances from Tom Morello, Don Felder, Bettye Lavette, Joss Stone, Emily King,…

Photo: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for AFI (Getty Images), Image: Prime Video, Lego, Fox, Paramount, Lego, Warner Bros., Screenshot: Paramount, YouTube GQ/Universal Pictures, ParamountThis week, DC cast a House of the Dragon standout as superhero Supergirl, Lego shared Dune and Star Wars sets worth adding to your collection, 28 Years Later notched an important update to its zombie saga—and Star Trek marked the anniversaries of two of its most memorably weird episodes. - Cheryl Eddy Photo: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images…

Despite the perceived similarities between Escape From New York's Snake Plissken and Metal Gear Solid's Solid Snake, actor Kurt Russell says he never had any interest in voicing a similar character in a video game.During a GQ video breaking down some of Russell's most iconic roles, the interviewer brings up Metal Gear's Solid Snake as the actor discusses his role as Snake Plissken in John Carpenter's 1981 film Escape From New York."There's a video game series called Metal Gear Solid, it was rumored that…

ATLANTA —  They came face-to-face Tuesday night, the two players who have been linked in trade rumors, one of them being Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell, the other being Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray.Numerous reports have had the Lakers seeking Murray from the Hawks and that they were willing to use Russell as the player to facilitate a potential deal.The Lakers have until the NBA deadline of Feb. 8 to make a deal. After dropping their second straight game on a six-game trip, a 138-122 defeat to Atlanta at State…

During Kurt Russell’s acting retrospective for GQ, the famed actor gave his thoughts on the ever-constant debate of which survivor is the Thing at the end of John Carpenter’s The Thing. During the shoot, what would be shown of the divisive ending was a matter of contention even for Carpenter himself, who now swears he’s the only one who knows who the Thing is—even though director of photography Dean Cundey has claimed the answer is in the eyes of the final two left standing.Spoilers of the Week: July 22ndSo who does…

Singer-actor Harry Styles and Taylor Russell bundled up to brave the London cold together. The couple was spotted walking side-by-side in the U.K. capital`s Hampstead neighbourhood. The ‘As It Was’ singer, 29, and the ‘Bones and All’ star, also 29, sported black coats, caps and sneakers for the low-key day out, reports People magazine. Though they have yet to publicly confirm their relationship, Styles and Russell have been romantically linked since last June, when a fan of the musician shared a…