Russell Simmons, who is currently negotiating a number of sexual assault cases, claims that he has chosen to live in Bali of his own accord, and not because he’s avoiding legal repercussions in the United States.
In an interview with Chuck Creekmur of AllHipHop published on Friday (May 24), the Def Jam Recordings co-founder explained his decision to move overseas in recent years.
“People saying that I somehow can’t come home when I’m there all the time wears on you,” the 66-year-old said. “It wears on me after a while to keep hearing the same narrative, which is false. I’m always in LA, I’m always in New York and Miami. And I’ve never had any reason to feel unsafe in America.”
Simmons filed a declaration on Wednesday (May 22), in which he shared: “I am not physically present in New York and I do not have an intention to live in New York in the future. I own no property in the United States. I have been living in Bali since 2018, which is where I intend to remain.
“For at least nine years before I moved to Bali, I lived in California. As a California resident, I paid California resident taxes in the years immediately prior to moving to Bali. Currently, I pay California non-resident state taxes.”
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In an interview with Chuck Creekmur of AllHipHop published on Friday (May 24), the Def Jam Recordings co-founder explained his decision to move overseas in recent years.
“People saying that I somehow can’t come home when I’m there all the time wears on you,” the 66-year-old said. “It wears on me after a while to keep hearing the same narrative, which is false. I’m always in LA, I’m always in New York and Miami. And I’ve never had any reason to feel unsafe in America.”
Simmons filed a declaration on Wednesday (May 22), in which he shared: “I am not physically present in New York and I do not have an intention to live in New York in the future. I own no property in the United States. I have been living in Bali since 2018, which is where I intend to remain.
“For at least nine years before I moved to Bali, I lived in California. As a California resident, I paid California resident taxes in the years immediately prior to moving to Bali. Currently, I pay California non-resident state taxes.”
Russell Simmons Claims He’s Living In Bali By Choice: ‘I’m Always In L.A. & New York’
Russell Simmons has been posted up in Bali for some time now, and he claims that it's a choice, not that he's trying to dodge the law.
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