Russell Simmons Sues HBO Max For $20 Million Over ‘On The Record’ Documentary That Detailed Sexual Assault Allegations

Russell Simmons Sues HBO Max For $20 Million Over ‘On The Record’ Documentary That Detailed Sexual Assault Allegations

Russell Simmons wants HBO Max to pay up.

The mogul has filed a $20 million lawsuit against #HBOMax, accusing the streaming platform of defamation, emotional distress, and invasion of privacy over its 2020 documentary On the Record, which detailed sexual assault allegations made by several women.

 

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In court docs, Simmons claims HBO “disregarded or suppressed” over 20 witnesses who allegedly refuted the claims against him. He also says nine favorable “CIA-grade polygraph” results were ignored by the filmmakers and executives at WarnerMedia.

Simmons adds that civil rights leaders and members of Congress urged HBO to review evidence supporting his denials, and he specifically mentions Oprah Winfrey, saying she was originally an executive producer but later backed out of the project after “publicly noting inconsistencies in the accusations.”

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