“To every survivor out there, you don’t need Oprah Winfrey. You don’t need a movie. You are enough.”
, but a statement with his denial is included in the documentary.
One of the things that triggered Dixon to come forward was Simmons’ repeatedly stating in his denials that he’s not a violent person. “I was absolutely disgusted, because he was violent with me,” Dixon tells Women’s Media Center. “He physically tackled me, I physically fought against him, and I begged him [to stop] and cried and said no.”because she knew filmmaker Liz Garbus, whose husband, Dan Cogan, was an executive producer of the documentary.
Dixon adds, “I took a huge leap of faith in trusting Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick with all of our stories and with the broader story of the Black woman’s unique experience and dilemma about coming forward with abuse within the community. … And they did that so beautifully.”
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