Music and film producer Russell Simmons faced new accusations of sexual misconduct from nine woman in incidents dating back to 1983, including four who alleged that he raped them, according to separate reports in two U.S. newspapers. The 60-year-old co-founder of Def Jam Records in an email statement on Thursday denied the accusations from the nine women reported on Wednesday by the New York Times and Los Angeles Times. “These horrific accusations have shocked me to my core and all of my relations have been consensual,” Simmons said in the statement.
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