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   IMS Engage to Feature Skrillex, Russell Simmons, Lady Gaga Manager in Un-Moderated 'Conversations'

   9:00 am 3/28/2013

   • by THR Staff

   A six-year staple of Ibiza, where it's known as “the TED of music conferences,” the EDM gathering will make its U.S. debut on April 17 in Hollywood. Read more

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   Activist Stars Attend Supreme Court's Gay Marriage Hearing, While Hollywood Tweets Support

   7:58 am 3/26/2013

   • by Jordan Zakarin

   After years of leading campaigns for marriage equality, the entertainment industry will be well-represented at the Prop 8 hearing, with Dustin Lance Black at the forefront.Read more

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   Russell Simmons Urges Lawmakers to Pass Assault Weapons Ban

   6:40 pm 2/26/2013

   • by Aaron Couch

   The Def Jam Records founder says he will do all he can to "end our epidemic of gun violence."Read more

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   Russell Simmons to Receive Producers Guild Visionary Award

   9:19 am 11/29/2012

   • by Philiana Ng

   He will receive his honor at the Producers Guild Awards on Jan. 26.Read more

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   Russell Simmons on Denzel Washington's 'Flight': 'Don't Boycott, Take Your Friends'

   12:30 pm 11/5/2012

   • by Russell Simmons

   Says the hip-hop impresario and soon-to-be Angeleno in a guest post for THR: " 'Flight' is a perfect example of how Hollywood can embrace a new American reality, where black people are pilots of airplanes and have problems just like white people."Read more

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   Russell Simmons: Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan Will 'Destroy Poor America'

   9:40 am 8/13/2012

   • by Jordan Zakarin

   Writing on his website Global Grind, the music legend rips into the GOP ticket for its conservative economic proposals.Read more

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   Nora Ephron's Death: Hollywood Remembers the Writer-Director

   7:00 pm 6/26/2012

   • by THR Staff

   UPDATED: Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel, Alyssa Milano, Zooey Deschanel, Jimmy Kimmel and Kelly Ripa are among those paying tribute to the creative mind behind such films as "When Harry Met Sally."Read more

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   Adam Yauch: Entertainment Industry Mourns Death of Beastie Boys' MCA

   11:28 am 5/4/2012

   • by THR Staff

   UPDATED: As reports spread, his friends, colleagues and fans expressed their sadness over the loss of the rapper and producer.Read more

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   Russell Simmons Slams Geraldo Rivera's Apology in Trayvon Martin Controversy

   6:11 am 3/28/2012

   • by Erin Carlson

   The music mogul blasts the TV host's mea culpa as "bull----!"Read more

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    The Oscars, Hollywood and Race: A Wake Up Call By Russell Simmons (Exclusive)

    9:52 am 3/2/2012

    • by THR Staff

    The hip-hop pioneer and entrepreneur writes a scathing critique of the industry's disconnect from its audience.Read more

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