Russell Simmons Sued by Drew Dixon for Alleging Sexual Assault Accusers Have “Thirst for Fame”

Russell Simmons has actually been sued for maligning the previous Def Jam Recordings exec Drew Dixon, that charged him, in 2017, of sexual offense. The claim mentions a Graham Bensinger meeting last December in which Simmons, that has actually rejected assault accusations by Dixon and various other females, recommended accusers may â $ desire prestige in the marketplace where individuals thirst for fame.â $

Dixon submitted her claim the other day (February 15) in a New york city state court. She affirms, in the claim, that, in 1995, Simmons welcomed her to his home to pay attention to a trial CD, yet continued to â $ strongly rape her.â $ After leaving Def Jam for Arista Records, Dixon states L.A. Reid sexually attacked her in 2001â $” a case she went after last November in a different claim.

The brand-new claim defines Dixon as â $ among several females that while going after a profession in the songs sector was interrupted, hindered, and harmed for the remainder of her life as an outcome of her terrible experiences by Mr.Simmons â $ Greater than 20 females have charged Simmons of unwanted sexual advances or assault, it includes.

Speaking Up concerning the attacks has actually â $ put [Dixon] back in the crosshairs of her abusersâ $ ball of impact, â $ according to the claim. In the Graham Bensinger meeting, Simmons declared that just 6 individuals had actually leveled accusations, that accusers had actually â $ altered the meaningâ $ of rape, which every one of his connections were consensual. He likewise insinuated that â $ there was probably a collaborationâ $ in between accusers. The claim says that these insurance claims â $ have the result of interacting that Ms. Dixon was existing concerning Mr. Simmons being terrible with Ms. Dixon, â $ destructive her credibility both in songs and â $ as a lobbyist supporter in behalf of sufferers of sex misuse and harassment in the songs and home entertainment industry.â $

The claim ends, partly, â $ By casting aspersions on her reliability openly amongst his effective accomplice of fellow magnates, Mr. Simmons has actually made it difficult for Ms. Dixon to earn a living at a degree appropriate with her experience, performance history, and training. Her worries of ostracization and retaliation when she was very first attacked have been totally realized.â $

Dixon is asking for â $ revengeful and excellent problems, â $ in addition to her expenses related to the claim. In order to win, she will certainly require to show her instance â $by a prevalence of the proof, â $ indicating that the reality in disagreement is most likely than not.

In a declaration shown to Pitchfork, among Drew Dixonâ $ s lawyers, Sigrid S. McCawley, stated:

Ms. Dixon has actually taken sufficient misuse. Not just was she strongly raped by Russell Simmonsâ $” greatly interrupting her individual and specialist lifeâ $” yet after she attempted to move on and recover, he after that even more abused her by openly declaring that she existed concerning the rape looking for â $ fame.â $ Mr. Simmons has actually utilized his public system to re-traumatize and terrify Ms. Dixon, and the moment has actually currently pertained to hold him responsible for his libellous declarations and to finish this cycle of misuse.

Pitchfork has actually likewise connected to agents for Russell Simmons for remark.

If you or somebody you recognize has actually been influenced by sexual offense, we motivate you to connect for assistance:

RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotlinehttp:// rainn.org1 800 656 HOPE (4673 )

Dilemma Text LineSMS: Text â $ HELLOâ $ or â $ HOLAâ $ to 741-741