India, June 5 -- Russell Simmons has sued HBO for a whopping $20 million. He filed the defamation lawsuit after accusing filmmakers of a documentary detailing sexual misconduct allegations against him of "suppressing evidence" that refuted the accusers' claims, the New York Post reported.

Simmons has accused the creators of the 2020 film 'On the Record,' a documentary about women accusing the hip hop mogul of sexual misconduct, "willfully" ignoring evidence "including interviews, and over 20 witnesses" that were favorable to Simmons. The evidence would have reportedly "refuted and rebutted the accusations falsely made against Plaintiff in the film" and was presented to the filmmakers, and topHBO and parent company Warner Bros. executives...