A legal representative for three individuals who accused Russell Simmons of sexual assault or misconduct responded to a recent Rolling Stone feature entitled, “Owed Millions to His Accusers. Have They Finally Found Justice?”
According to the story, the hip hop mogul agreed to pay $11M to multiple women. The article poses the question, “Two years later, has he followed through on the payments?”The magazine’s website said that two days after Rolling Stone sent Russell Simmons questions for the article, a lawyer for three of the accusers told Rolling Stone: “The matter has been resolved.” According to Rolling Stone, the attorney declined to provide any additional details. The music magazine also said that Russell Simmons, through one of his attorneys, offered no comment.