Russell Simmons Sues HBO Max for $20M Over 'On the Report' Documentary

Russell Simmons claims HBO Max ignored mountains of proof refuting the sexual assault claims in the direction of him when it produced a documentary in regards to the cases … and now he’s suing the streamer for $20 million.

In accordance with docs filed in New York, Simmons says the 2020 documentary “On the Report,” “disregarded or suppressed” larger than 20 witnesses who refuted the allegations quite a lot of girls made in the direction of the music mogul.

Simmons says that data was accessible to quite a lot of bigwigs at WarnerMedia, the daddy or mom agency of HBO Max, along with CEO John Stankey. He claims civil rights leaders and members of Congress urged HBO to evaluation the proof supporting Simmons’ denials … although he doesn’t establish any of them.

One establish he does drop inside the docs is Oprah Winfrey … claiming she was initially an authorities producer of “On the Doc,” nevertheless she withdrew from the endeavor after “publicly noting inconsistencies inside the accusations.”

The Def Jam founder moreover 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. once more in 2017, following the allegations, and purchased his ultimate U.S. property in 2021. He’s taken up residence in Bali, Indonesia, the place he owns an opulent yoga retreat.