Tuesday, February 04, 2020

Russell Simmons Doc Gets Picked Up


Last month the unauthorized Russell Simmons documentary, On the Record, opened at Sundance to rave reviews after Oprah and Apple TV walked away from the project [click here if you missed that]. 

The film has a new home...

On Monday HBO announced the acquisition of "On the Record" for HBO's new streaming service HBO Max.


The documentary details former Def Jam employee Drew Dixon's claims of being raped by Russell Simmons and other accusations by Sil Lai Abrams, Sheri Hines, Jenny Lumet and Alexia Norton Jones.