Russell Simmons — who’s been laying low in Bali since he was accused of misconduct (which he strongly denies) — had been suddenly spotted in the Hamptons. But now we’re being flooded with sightings of him in the city. The hip-hop mogul was seen with LA Reid, Biggs Burke and Richie Akiva at Up and Down for Saint Jhn’s listening party Monday.
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Russell Simmons ‘in good spirits’ in NYC despite legal setback
By Carlos Greer
August 20, 2019 | 9:34pm
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We reported Russell Simmons — who’s been laying low in Bali since he was accused of sexual misconduct including rape (which he strongly denies) — had been suddenly spotted in the Hamptons.
But now we’re being flooded with sightings of him in the city. The hip-hop mogul was seen with LA Reid, Biggs Burke and Richie Akiva at Up and Down for Saint Jhn’s listening party Monday.
“He was happy and in good spirits. It was his first time back in New York in a while,” a spy said.
Hours before, a judge denied Simmons’ request to throw out a case filed by an alleged victim. He was also spotted outside the High Line Hotel looking for a cab.
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Russell Simmons surfaces in the Hamptons after fleeing to Bali post-rape accusation
By Mara Siegler
August 19, 2019 | 9:42pm
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Russell Simmons is back on the scene.
The hip-hop mogul has been laying low in Bali since he was accused of rape and sexual misconduct in 2017 (which he denies) — but he has finally reared his head in the Hamptons.
Simmons was spotted having a vegan meal Sunday with friends at Brooklyn Chop House at the Capri Hotel in Southampton, we’re told. He also posted on Instagram, saying he’d just attended a party at former Def Jam partner Lyor Cohen‘s last week where, he said, “I saw so many people who I played a small role in empowering.” (Apparently Simmons’ fall from grace hasn’t done any harm to his ego.)
He’s been spending time on the Indonesian isle since February 2018. He’s been accused of misconduct — including rape — by more than 10 women. In April, the Blast obtained documents from a Jane Doe rape accuser who claimed, he’d “fled to Indonesia which has no extradition treaty … in an apparent attempt to protect himself.” His rep told the site, “Mr. Simmons has been in and out of the United States six times in the last year and will be back for his child’s graduation.”
Cohen has said of his former roommate, “I never saw him aggressive or violent with any women.”
