Russell Simmons is talking out after Kimora Lee Simmons advised he doesn’t have a relationship with the youngsters they share.
After the 50-year-old mannequin instructed Individuals journal that she doesn’t preserve shut relationships with the fathers of her youngsters, the 68-year-old Def Jam co-founder took to Threads to share his aspect of the story.
“I gave u 50,000 a month for 20 years,” he wrote in a put up on Sunday, Dec. 14. “I used to be ur finest / solely buddy. I’m the godfather to your different 3 children, till at some point you stole my inventory.”
Simmons, who shares daughters Ming Lee, 25, and Aoki Lee, 23, with Kimora, went on to assert that his relationship along with his youngsters deteriorated following a authorized dispute between him and his ex-wife.
“I’ve been preventing for my children love and my bread ever since,” he continued. “You threatened that if I sued you, I might by no means communicate to my children once more. There are two sides to each story.”
His feedback seem like a direct response to remarks Kimora made in a latest interview with Individuals, the place she mentioned she credit her “village” for serving to her elevate her youngsters.
“Normally I might say that I co-parent okay, however the children are with me full-time,” Kimora instructed the outlet. “I’m just about the first mum or dad. It’s tough, however I don’t know generally what different individuals are pondering. Guys are bizarre.”
The previous couple have been married in 1998 after assembly when Kimora was modeling throughout New York Vogue Week. They break up in 2006 and finalized their divorce in 2009. In 2023, Kimora publicly accused Simmons of verbally abusing their daughters, allegations he has denied.
Along with Ming and Aoki, Kimora can be a mom to son Kenzo Lee, 16, whom she shares with actor Djimon Hounsou, and son Wolfe, 10, along with her former husband, funding banker Tim Leissner, who was sentenced earlier this 12 months to 2 years in jail after pleading responsible to bribery and cash laundering expenses.
In the meantime, Simmons has lived primarily exterior of the USA lately, primarily residing in Bali. His relocation adopted a wave of sexual misconduct allegations made towards him starting in 2017, which he has repeatedly denied.
