Simmons’ appearance drew backlash because of accusations of sexual assault levied against him by Drew Dixon, Jenny Lumet, Sil Lai Abrams and Keri Claussen Khalighi in the HBO Max documentary, On The Record.

The podcast invited multiple guests to participate in a discussion on the Black Lives Matter movement including Talib Kweli, Bun B, Mysonne, and Marc Lamont Hill.

“What in the entire hell are JAY-Z and TIDAL doing by giving Russell Simmons a platform to discuss #BlackLivesMatter,” she tweeted.

Lamont Hill tweeted that he was not aware that Simmons would appear on the program.

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