He's as bad as Harvey Weinstein and I wonder if he also raped young girls and boys that would be a reason to flee custody.

He's definitely afraid of being imprisoned the way Weinstein will be and he's afraid of being sued for his entire fortune.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/russell-simmons-unloading-real-estate-as-abuse-claims-mount-1129413

I won't be surprised if he's mixed up in the Nexium cult also and if he's a pedophile he's never coming back here they will have to arrest him fast to prevent him from doing what Roman Polanski did when he fled to France. Once you are out of American jurisdiction if you are in a country without extradition treaty you can stay there forever.