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Russell Simmons Sued for Defamation by Drew Dixon After He Suggested Accusers ‘Thirst for Fame’

Drew Dixon claims Russell Simmons defamed her in a December interview by suggesting that she is lying about being sexually assaulted by him in 1995

Dixon, who worked as an A&R executive at the label from 1993 until leaving shortly after the alleged assault in 1995, filed suit in New York on Thursday and is seeking compensatory and punitive damages. A Jane Doe accuser filed suit on Tuesday, claiming that after joining Def Jam in the mid-1990s, Simmons “disrupted and derailed” her career after allegedly sexually assaulting her at his New York apartment. Others who’ve faced suits include Sean “Diddy” Combs, Jimmy Iovine, Axl Rose and the former Recording Academy CEOs Neil Portnow and Mike Greene.

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