Continue Reading Below“He did reach out multiple times and attempted to pressure me,” Winfrey told The Associated Press through a spokesperson on Friday.
“On the Record” directors Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering have said they have ample evidence against Simmons, a co-founder of Def Jam Recordings.
HARVEY WEINSTEIN TRIAL LOOMS 2 YEARS AFTER #METOO MOVEMENTThe communications between Winfrey and Simmons and her concerns about Dixon’s story were first reported by The New York Times.
In a story that ran early Friday, Dick and Ziering told The Hollywood Reporter that they received just 20 minutes’ notice before Winfrey issued her statement.
“It was very disappointing and upsetting,” Ziering told The Hollywood Reporter.
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