Mar 25, 2026 · 1 hr 35 min · 16 segments
Making propaganda is hard. Let’s talk about how stupid it was to make Melania, from giving Brett Ranter an undeserved second chance, to Amazon purchasing the “documentary” as a bribe. Get the longer…
In the 1980s, while at New York University, Brett Ratner found a mentor in Russell Simmons, co-founder of Death Jam Recordings.
Simmons hired Ratner to direct music videos, and he's made everything from Madonna to Wu-Tang Clan.
Simmons during the Me Too movement was accused of sexual assault or harassment by seven women and seven women have accused him of rape.
One of them sued and the case was tossed because of the statute of limitations, which is a
fucked up concept.
Yeah, you don't come forward, like, after a certain time passes, like, well, well.
Well, sorry, it's too late.
Snooze you lose, yeah.
It's been 10 years or 5 years or 20 years or whatever.
I think it varies per state.
Like, there's no, it's not just, like, the statute of limitations for, like, sexual assault is, like, blank years.
Like, I think it really depends on, like, the crime, the state, the situation, like, you know, all of it, so.
Yeah.
Yeah, and New York is one of the few that actually kind of has like a, they have a law that they just enacted that you can go back for some of those things, which will come up.
One of these women, a model, who in 1991 entered Simmons' apartment and he tore off her clothes.
As she said, I looked over at Brett and said, help me, and I'll never forget the look on his face.
things work.
In the 1980s, while at New York University, Brett Ratner found a mentor in Russell Simmons, co-founder of Death Jam Recordings.
Simmons hired Ratner to direct music videos, and he's made everything from Madonna to Wu-Tang Clan.
Simmons during the Me Too movement was accused of sexual assault or harassment by seven women and seven women have accused him of rape.
One of them sued and the case was tossed because of the statute of limitations, which is a
fucked up concept.
Yeah, you don't come forward, like, after a certain time passes, like, well, well.
Well, sorry, it's too late.
Snooze you lose, yeah.
It's been 10 years or 5 years or 20 years or whatever.
I think it varies per state.
Like, there's no, it's not just, like, the statute of limitations for, like, sexual assault is, like, blank years.
Like, I think it really depends on, like, the crime, the state, the situation, like, you know, all of it, so.
Yeah.
Yeah, and New York is one of the few that actually kind of has like a, they have a law that they just enacted that you can go back for some of those things, which will come up.
One of these women, a model, who in 1991 entered Simmons' apartment and he tore off her clothes.
As she said, I looked over at Brett and said, help me, and I'll never forget the look on his face.
things work.
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