Oprah Winfrey Says Russell Simmons ‘Attempted to Pressure’ Her to Drop Rape Accusers’ Doc From Apple Slate

Oprah Winfrey Says Russell Simmons 'Attempted to Pressure' Her to Drop Rape Accusers' Doc From Apple Slate

Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons launched an “intense campaign” to pressure Oprah Winfrey to withdraw her support from a forthcoming film about women accusing him of misconduct, including rape, a new report says. Following the shocking, last-minute decision to remove an untitled film from noted sexual assault documentarians Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick from her overall [...]Disney chief Bob Iger saw his compensation for 2019 drop to $47.5 million, a 28% decline from his 2018 pay package.

Oprah says Russell Simmons 'Attempted to Pressure' her to drop accusers' documentary from Apple Slate.🧐🙄🇺🇸☹️🥺

I agree. Oprah’s excuse for pulling out is flimsy. Oprah buckled under the pressure of people dragging her for not speaking against Weinstein. Instead of admitting that, she rather wash her hands off. I am so disappointed, I could cry.

I'm not shocked to say the least

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Behind Oprah’s Russell Simmons Doc Defection: Filmmakers Blindsided, Accusers Vow to Move ForwardDirectors Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick say they have an obligation to screen their film, titled 'On the Record,' at Sundance: 'We don’t want to in any way impugn these women.' Sounds like producers took film in different direction than expected. Many voices of victims is significantly more powerful vs 1 or few. Guessing Oprah wanted stronger burden of proof format? Unfortunate any EP pulls out this late in game, but she allowed film to move forward. JuddApatow What the hell, Oprah. JuddApatow “Apple is now two for two in not backing filmmakers.” Apple AppleMusic
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