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Russell Simmons defends Diddy despite sexual assault allegations

Russell Simmons has come to the defense of Diddy (real name Sean Combs) despite the sexual harassment allegations both men are currently facing.

The embattled Def Jam co-founder took to Instagram on Monday (May 6) to share his thoughts on Diddy, urging people to “see the good in things.”

He began: “When you tear someone down or watch someone tear someone down, try not to get so excited. I know some people find it fun to watch. If I had a dime for every nasty meme sent to me by people whose lives were improved and built by Sean Combs, that would be a bit hypocritical, because the only reason you have a life is because you’re for him or her worked gave you a job or promoted you in some way.”

He then urged his followers to encourage Diddy: “Seeing our brothers fall is hurtful. It is difficult when everyone comes together and laughs at our brother’s fall or supports our brothers’ fall.

“You might think it’s, you know, entertaining. Some of the memes are funny, right? But we need to look up and train our minds to see the good in things and not the negative.”

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Simmons may also be subtly asking for mercy regarding his own legal troubles.

Earlier this month he was accused of forging a settlement document with the plaintiff in the sexual assault case filed against him earlier this year.

Russell Simmons argues that the defamation lawsuit should be dismissed

Russell Simmons argues that the defamation lawsuit should be dismissed

According to an amended complaint filed and obtained on Tuesday (April 30). HipHopDXHe reportedly admitted to the plaintiff that he was “sorry for what he had done” and that he wanted to settle the case without involving a lawyer.

But the Jane Doe in this case has also accused the embattled mogul of forging a settlement document and submitting it to the court.

“The document is an Adobe PDF file entitled “Agreement – ​​Jane Doe v. Russell Simmons,” although the words “(Doe) – Executed Document.pdf” also appear in the body of the file at the top of each page. The file’s metadata states: “Created: March 24, 2024.” The document is marked “9. January 1997,” but at the bottom of each page it says “(Jane Doe) 1-6-97,” the complaint states.

“In addition to the discrepancy between date and file name, the name of a completely different employee is listed at the top of page 3. The initials on each page are not Ms. Doe’s handwriting. The document is on Rush Associated Label letterhead, not Def Jam letterhead. There is no date attached to the signature of Russell Simmons or Lyor Cohen (President of Def Jam in 1997).”

For his part, Diddy remained defiant even after several people sued him for alleged sexual assault and misconduct.

Earlier this month, the mogul shared a video montage in which he was seen in warm hugs with his loved ones, before cutting to a shot in which he stands on the beach and welcomes a storm with open arms.

The clip, without a caption, included audio of a 2022 sermon by Bishop TD Jakes in which he said: “Not hysterical, not frantic, not fearful, not restless, but standing firm in the storm – looks bad, looks tough, but stand firm in the storm.” ”