DefJam Records founder Russell Simmons has been persona non grata for several years now since lawsuits and allegations against him for sexual abuse and harassment.
Now Simmons, who was a major player in music and philanthropy until everything fell apart, has given an interview to Canadian broadcaster Graham Bensinger.
The syndicated show will be running this weekend. But the show has put up clips on YouTube which you can find here. And here’s a link to past stories about Simmons on this site.
Here’s the main interview. Some of his statements are not fact checked. But this is what he had to say.