Posts with tag "Russell Simmons"

Pink, Russell Simmons, Lady Gaga Celebrate a New Gay Marriage Law

Posted Jun 25th 2011 at 12:37 PM by Christine Fenno

Late on Friday, New York became the sixth (and most populous) state in the nation to pass a law allowing gay marriage, and in celebration, stars joined supporters of the measure to cheer the historic milestone on Twitter. Pink gave an all-caps jump for joy, shouting, "CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! ABOUT TIME!" Neil Patrick Harris tweeted, "It PASSED! Marriage equality in NY!! Yes!! Progress!! Thank ...

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Tracy Morgan Cried to Russell Simmons Over Gay Slur

Posted Jun 14th 2011 at 10:30 PM by Jo Piazza

EXCLUSIVE: Tracy Morgan was genuinely devastated when he learned that he had hurt people with the anti-gay jokes in his comedy routine in Nashville, Russell Simmons tells PopEater. The hip-hop mogul and equal rights activist was one of the first people the comedian opened up to following the fall-out from his offensive standup. Simmons had immediately called Morgan to tell him how upset he was and ...

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Ashley Judd Responds to Book Backlash After Calling Hip-Hop a 'Rape Culture'

Posted Apr 8th 2011 at 08:45 PM by Tracey Harrington McCoy

Ashley Judd's recently released memoir, All That Is Bitter and Sweet, has stirred up quite a bit of attention. And while most of the interest surrounding the book focused on Judd's shocking revelations about her past (sexual abuse while growing up), she's also experiencing backlash around comments made in the book about the misogyny surrounding hip-hop artists including Diddy and Snoop Dogg. ...

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Russell Simmons: 'Chris Brown Is Suffering'

Posted Mar 24th 2011 at 12:12 PM by Zach Dionne

Chris Brown has gotten more buzz for his new album, 'F.A.M.E.,' than he might have ever anticipated. Unfortunately a lot of that buzz came from an outburst this week after an appearance on 'Good Morning America' -- Brown smashed a window, ripped off his shirt and left the premises. Now hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons is jumping to Brown's defense in a long essay at GlobalGrind.com. "Chris is ...

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Rev. Al Sharpton: 'You Cannot Fight for Freedom Without Fighting for Freedom for Everyone'

Posted Mar 22nd 2011 at 09:10 AM by John Mitchell

At Saturday's 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, the Rev. Al Sharpton presented hip-hop producer, entrepreneur and activist Russell Simmons with the Excellence in Media Award, which is awarded by GLAAD for work done to increase the visibility and understanding of the LGBT community in the media. Simmons has spoken out often on LGBT issues, urging Americans to support full equality. "Martin Luther ...

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Ricky Martin Thanks Partner at GLAAD Media Awards

Posted Mar 21st 2011 at 12:15 PM by John Mitchell

At Saturday night's 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, Ricky Martin accepted the Vito Russo Award, which is presented by GLAAD to an openly gay member of the entertainment community for his or her contributions toward eliminating homophobia, and for the first time publicly thanked his partner, Carlos. After extending his gratitude to GLAAD for supporting him when he was "attacked by someone in the ...

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Russell Simmons on Kanye's Apology to W: 'Why Do That S**t?'

Posted Nov 19th 2010 at 05:08 PM by Rob Shuter

When Russell Simmons and the gorgeous cadre of ladies that work and star with him in his reality show, 'Running Russell Simmons,' stopped by 'Naughty But Nice With Rob,' you know I had to ask him about Kanye West, who recently apologized to President George W. Bush for past comments. Russell was none too pleased with the star's mea culpa and said the star was just saying what everyone was ...

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Russell Simmons Loves (Wheatgrass) Shots and Beautiful Women

Posted Nov 8th 2010 at 03:00 PM by Amber James

Walking into Russell Simmons' corporate headquarters, there is an air of intimidation as the massive "Russell Simmons Argyleculture" plaque stares back at me. Buzzed into the office, I patiently sit in the waiting area while a burly bouncer eyes me. I'm then escorted through two more security-locked doors before I meet the hip-hop mogul. As his assistant guides me to the "oval office," Simmons ...

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Courtney Love Responds to 'Crackhead' Comments

Posted Nov 3rd 2010 at 12:05 PM by Amber James

Although hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons recently called pal Courtney Love a "crackhead" for accidentally uploading nude photos of herself on Twitter, he never meant any harm. In fact, when Simmons called to personally apologize to the Hole rocker, she told him to forget about it. "What do you want crackhead? Are you worried about that? Forget about it," Love allegedly told Simmons. He claims his ...