Russell Simmons has come to the protection of Diddy (actual title Sean Combs) regardless of the sexual assault allegations each males are presently dealing with.
The embattled Def Jam co-founder took to Instagram on Monday (Could 6) to share his ideas on Diddy, imploring individuals to “see the nice in issues.”
He started: “Whenever you tear somebody down otherwise you watch somebody tear somebody down, attempt to not get so excited. I do know it’s enjoyable to observe for some individuals. If I had a nickel for each nasty meme despatched to me by individuals whose lives had been enhanced and constructed by Sean Combs, it’s like, it appears a bit hypocritical for the reason that solely motive you might have a life is ’trigger you labored for him, or he gave you a job or lifted you up in some way.”
He then urged his followers to uplift Diddy: “Watching our brothers fall is hurtful. Having everyone get collectively and chuckle at our brother’s fall or supporting the tearing down of our brothers is hard.
“It’s possible you’ll suppose it’s, you already know, entertaining. Among the memes are humorous, proper? However, we gotta lookup, prepare our minds to see the nice in issues and never the detrimental.”
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— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) Could 7, 2024
Simmons might also subtly be asking for grace relating to his personal authorized troubles.
Earlier this month, he was accused of falsifying a settlement doc with the plaintiff within the sexual assault case that was filed towards him earlier this yr.
In line with an amended criticism filed on Tuesday (April 30) and obtained by HipHopDX, he reportedly admitted to plaintiff that he was “sorry for what he’d performed,” and that he needed to settle the case with out lawyer involvement.
However the Jane Doe on this case has additionally accused the embattled mogul of falsifying a settlement doc and submitting it to the courtroom.
“The doc is an Adobe pdf file titled “Settlement – Jane Doe v. Russell Simmons,” though the phrases “[Doe] – Executed Doc.pdf” additionally seem within the physique of the file on the prime of every web page. The metadata for the file states “Created: March 24, 2024.” The doc is dated “January 9, 1997” on the prime of every web page, however states “[Jane Doe] 1-6-97” on the backside of every web page,” learn the criticism.
“Along with the discrepancy with the date and file title, a very completely different worker’s title is listed on the prime of web page 3. The initials on every web page aren’t Ms. Doe’s handwriting. The doc is on Rush Related Label letterhead versus Def Jam’s letterhead. There isn’t a date accompanying the signature of Russell Simmons or Lyor Cohen (President of Def Jam in 1997).”
Diddy, for his half, has remained defiant even after being sued by a number of individuals for alleged sexual assault and misconduct.
Earlier this month, the mogul shared a video montage that featured him in heat embraces along with his family members earlier than reducing to a shot of him standing on the seashore and welcoming a storm with open arms.
The captionless clip featured audio from a 2022 sermon by Bishop T.D. Jakes throughout which he stated: “Not hysterical, not frantic, not anxious, not fretful, however regular within the storm — appears unhealthy, appears robust, however stay regular within the storm.”
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