Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Russell Simmons owes three women $3 million after failing to pay them previously agreed-upon settlements, according to court records.
Three confessions of judgment were filed Wednesday in New York County Supreme Court on behalf of journalist Sil Lai Abrams, Sherri Abernathy and Wendy Carolina Franco.
The documents were part of confidential settlement agreements the women entered into with the music mogul in November 2023. Simmons agreed to pay each woman substantial sums “for claimant’s alleged personal, physical injuries and sickness,” by Oct.
1. But according to the documents, he has failed to pay. He provided the confessions of judgment to the plaintiffs last year, as part of the settlement.
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