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In this Feb. 6, 2015, file photo, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons presents the Vanguard Award on stage at the 46th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, California (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
November 20, 2017, 8:47 am
Woman says Brett Ratner stood by as Russell Simmons assaulted her
Keri Claussen Khalighi says Def Jam Records mogul coerced her to perform a sex act; film producer ignored her plea for help
By Lindsey Bahr
From left, Rabbi Marc Schneier and Russell Simmons of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding; NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Consul General Sam Grundwerg, and Muslim community activist Mahomed Akbar Khan marking the holy month of Ramadan at the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles, June 15, 2017. (Michelle Mivzari via JTA)
June 17, 2017, 10:10 am
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins Israeli Ramadan event
Basketball Hall of Famer, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons attend LA consulate event to advance interfaith relations
By JTA
Russell Simmons attends the RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation’s Art for Life Benefit at Fairview Farms in Water Mill on Saturday, July 18, 2015, in New York. (Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
July 20, 2015, 2:43 am
Simmons: Animal abuse reference wasn’t about ‘the’ holocaust
Hip Hop figure says he wasn’t comparing conditions of carriage horses to mass murder of Jews in World War II
By AP
Natalie Portman (Courtesy)
December 24, 2014, 1:14 pm
Gaza email chain irks Natalie Portman
Israeli-American actress seeks exit from reply-all debate, and can’t understand why she’s on a list with Ryan Seacrest
By Lazar Berman
Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons kisses the stones of the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, 2012 (photo credit: Blake Sobczak/AP)
January 12, 2014, 5:24 pm
Hip hop mogul mixes Sharon, Peres
Russell Simmons eulogized Ariel Sharon for his work to ‘promote tolerance,’ later deleting the tweet amid strong backlash
By Marissa Newman
Kim Kardashian supporting the troops at the Marine Corps Ball (Courtesy Kim Kardashian, Instagram)
November 18, 2012, 12:52 pm
Kardashian tweets Middle East, rethinks
The celebrity socialite gets slammed for supporting Israel on social media, then adds Palestine, then deletes
By Jessica Steinberg
June 26, 2012, 1:51 am
Russell Simmons calls for truce with Abe Foxman
Rap mogul and ADL president had sparred over comments about Louis Farrakhan
Abraham Foxman (photo credit: Raphael Ahren/The Times of Israel)
June 22, 2012, 7:31 pm
ADL head says comparing him to Louis Farrakhan is ‘outrageous and ugly’
Russel Simmons in Jerusalem says that just as Farrakhan had alienated Jews, ADL’s Foxman had alienated African Americans
Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons kisses the stones of the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, 2012 (photo credit: Blake Sobczak/AP)
June 21, 2012, 11:41 pm
ADL lashes back at Russell Simmons remark at Jerusalem conference
Hip hop mogul, in Israel to promote dialogue, accuses Foxman of alienating blacks
By Philip Podolsky
Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons touches stones of the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday (photo credit: Blake Sobczak/AP)
June 21, 2012, 10:05 pm
Russell Simmons urges peace in Israel
Founder of Def Jam Recordings says Israelis and Palestinians need to develop trust by recognizing similarities
By Blake Sobczak
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