Joe
Budden
is
unabashed
in
his
opinions
and
observations
on
happenings
within
the
culture,
and
his
vocal
support
of
Russell
Simmons
adds
to
that
reputation.
In
a
recent
episode
of
his
eponymously-named
podcast,
Joe
Budden
referred
to
Russell
Simmons
as
“amazing”
and
added
that
despite
the
allegations,
people
will
continue
to
love
the
mogul.
On
episode
705
of
The
Joe
Budden
Podcast,
Budden
and
his
cohosts
discussed
a
recent
image
of
Usher
with
Simmons
hanging
out
in
the
background
after
the
R&B
singer
visited
Bali.
The
pod
noticed
that
Usher
made
knowledge
of
his
visit
to
Bali
known
after
his
Super
Bowl
halftime
show
performance,
which
probably
could
have
come
with
some
requisite
criticism.
Parks,
one
of
the
cohosts,
pushed
back
at
a
point
Ice
made
that
nobody
is
giving
Usher
grief
because
he’s
universally
beloved.
Parks
confirmed
that
Usher
did
indeed
catch
some
heat
for
the
image.
This
prompted
Budden
to
launch
into
a
missive
stating
that
people
love
Simmons
and
that
no
matter
how
heinous
the
crimes
are
that
he’s
accused
of,
folks
will
continue
to
love
and
support
him.
“here’s
nothing
y’all
can
do
to
make
people
stop
loving
Russell
Simmons.
Not
a
thing
in
the
world.
Not
a
thing
in
the
universe
is
going
to
make
people
stop
loving
Russell
Simmons
for
as
many
lives
as
he
impacted,”
Budden
said.
He
then
added,
“Not
to
negate
anything
he
has
done,
that
stuff,
but
to
those
who
didn’t
have
that
experience
with
him,
he
has
been
nothing
but
kind,
gentle,
sweet,
generous,
and
amazing
if
you
don’t
have
that
horror
story
with
him.”
Budden
then
shifted
his
focus
from
Simmons
and
said,
“Nobody
speaks
to
the
side
where
the
women
were
auctioning
their
p*ssy
to
move
up
in
the
ranks
of
the
system.”
Yikes.
Joe
Budden
clarified
again
that
he
wasn’t
referring
to
the
alleged
victims
of
Russell
Simmons.
To
hear
this
portion
of
the
podcast,
hop
to
the
1:56:00
mark
below.
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