Russell Simmons has been under fire ever since posting a comedy video to his all-new Youtube channel featuring Harriet Tubman.
The “Harriet Tubman Sex Tape” depicts an actress portraying the famous abolitionist having sex with her “Massa” in order to allow her to run the Underground Railroad. The video has since been removed and Simmons has offered this apology.
Simmons wrote in a statement released today…
“I’m a very liberal person with thick skin. My first impression of the Harriet Tubman piece was that it was about what one of actors said in the video, that 162 years later, there’s still tremendous injustice. And with Harriet Tubman outwitting the slave master? I thought it was politically correct. Silly me. I can now understand why so many people are upset. I have taken down the video. Lastly, I would never condone violence against women in any form, and for all of those I offended, I am sincerely sorry.”
See the controversial video below…
What do you think? Should Simmons have known better in the first place? Are people overreacting? Does he look like a hypocrite in light of his comments towards Don Lemon last week?
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Source: USATODAY
