
Last updated: Friday, May 22, 2009
Rap mogul RUSSELL SIMMONS has become the latest celebrity to be appointed a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador. The Def Jam co-founder's duties will include raising awareness about global slavery.
Russell Simmons is appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for the permanent memorial honoring the victims of slavery and the trans-atlantic slave trade at the United Nations. New York City, USA - 20.05.09
- FASCINATING FACT:
- SIMMONS 'VERY HAPPY' WITH AMOUNT OF CHILD SUPPORT
- SIMMONS TO PAY $40,000 CHILD SUPPORT
- SIMMONS REACHES OUT TO O'REILLY
- SIMMONS DIVORCE FINALISED
- SIMMONS' WIFE ASKS FOR $480,000-A-YEAR FOR KIDS
- SIMMONS CHALLENGES ESTRANGED WIFE OVER CUSTODY BID
- SIMMONS ENCOURAGES THE YOUNG VOTE
- SIMMONS' WIFE KIMORA FILES FOR DIVORCE
- SIMMONS' NEW GIRL PRAISES HIS EX
Source: WENN
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