Russell Simmons had to save face Thursday and pulled a Harriet Tubman “sex-tape” and apologized for it! Critics called the video a disgrace to the legendary abolitionist’s memory. Simmons, who created Def Jam, wrote a lengthy apology for the video early Thursday. It seems like a half-assed apology though!
Here’s the video at the center of the controversy:
Here’s his letter:
“In the whole history of Def Comedy Jam, I’ve never taken down a controversial comedian,” he wrote. “When my buddies from the NAACP called and asked me to take down the Harriet Tubman video from the All Def Digital YouTube channel and apologize, I agreed.“I’m a very liberal person with thick skin and it’s hard to offend me. 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 Harriet Tubman outwitting the slave master, I thought it was politically correct. Silly me.”
I get it and I respect it. The Harriet Tubman video has been removed… http://t.co/A63ysZgeJu
— Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) August 15, 2013
I I guess I have a sensitivity chip missing. Lol. Haven’t been in trouble since defjam. Sorry if people r hurt
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— Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) August 15, 2013
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