Russell Simmons Sues HBO for $100M

0:00On March 29th, Russell Simmons is cranking up the heat on HBO, slapping them with an amended lawsuit demanding $100 million. He says the network behind the 2020 dock on the record buried a ton of evidence that could clear his name from sexual misconduct claims. Earlier this week, his lawyers dropped details in Manhattan Court, pointing to nine CIA-level polygraph tests, each running three hours, plus over. Twenty witness statements backing his side. They claim HBO execs got warnings from folks like Reverend Al Sharpton, civil rights leaders, and even members of Congress about flaws in the film. But pushed ahead anyway. Oprah Winfrey started as an executive producer, but pulled out after spotting issues, which Simmons' team says proves the story was shaky from jump. HBO's firing back hard, standing by the filmmakers and vowing to fight these claims, tooth and nail, while the dock keeps damaging his rep worldwide. Meanwhile, the timing's rough three accusers just hit him with core papers for over 3.4 million in mis-settlement payments from last.

1:02October, now balloon past 3.9 million with interest and fees. With the film still streaming everywhere, Simmons argues his defamation window stays open, keeping this legal show down alive and kicking his both sides. Dig in for the long haul.