UPDATE: A lot of time has passed since Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering ‘s documentary expose of Russell Simmons and allegations of sexual assault by the famed music executive aired on HBO Max, over five years.

Today, with court filings certain to follow, it didn’t take Warner Bros Discovery that long at all to respond to Simmons’ $20 million defamation suit against On the Record – and give no quarter.

“We dispute Mr. Simmons’ allegations, stand by the filmmakers and their process, and will vigorously defend ourselves against these unfounded allegations, a WBD spokesperson told Deadline this morning, as a new round of layoffs hit the company’s cable TV units.

Maybe the Bali-residing Simmons will even show up in court to press his own case vigorously against that vigorous defen

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