Russell Simmons is stepping down from his companies in the wake of an accusation of harassment and sexual assault. "However, Russell Simmons will not appear in the new series and we will be removing his name from the show moving forward. We have no other projects with Russell Simmons." Ratner and Simmons denied the allegations, with Simmons adding that, "abusing women in any way shape or form violates the very core of my being." CNN reached out to Simmons' representatives for comment who directed us to Simmons' official statement.

Source: CNN November 30, 2017 15:11 UTC