The directors of a new documentary on sexual assault allegations against music mogul Russell Simmons tell us about the loss of women's voices and Oprah Winfrey exiting the film
. “While her memory of that evening is very different from mine, it is now clear to me that her feelings of fear and intimidation are real,” Simmons said in a statement. “While I have never been violent, I have been thoughtless and insensitive in some of my relationships over many decades and I sincerely apologize.
We did a five-day shoot in New York — about five interviews a day. Drew was one of those interviews. Afterward, I called Kirby and said, “I really think that this was an exceptional interview and she has a really interesting story and she’s grappling with a really interesting dilemma right now. I don’t know if she’d let us, but if she would, it would be pretty amazing if we could actually follow her as she decides whether to come forward.
“We have a unique opportunity to show the experience of someone deciding to come forward.” – director Kirby Dick We showed her a rough cut in June and she loved it. She called us and said, “Absolutely. Let’s do it that way.” We kept working with her very closely; she gave us notes throughout. … In August, [Oprah’s production company] Harpo and Apple decided that we should apply to Sundance and Apple did the application. There was no sense that there were any problems. She was incredibly supportive and thoughtful and gave a lot of creative input.
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