Kimora Lee Simmons shut down her first ex-husband Russell Simmons’ “lies” after he claimed the model kept him away from their two daughters.
“My ‘girls’ are GROWN WOMEN! You know these are lies,” Kimora wrote on her Instagram Stories Monday.
“Why are you typing from thousands of miles away in a non extradition country? Go negotiate and Answer your Accusers,” she added, referring to Russell fleeing to Bali following a series of rape and sexual harassment allegations against him.
Page Six has reached out to Russell for comment but did not immediately hear back.
The fashion designer’s comments come after Russell claimed in a scathing post that his ex-wife has had him “fighting” for the love of their daughters: Ming Lee Simmons, 25, and Aoki Lee Simmons, 23.
“I gave u 50,000 a month for 20 years. I was ur best /only friend,” the Def Jam Recordings co-founder, 68, wrote on social media Sunday in response to a recent interview, in which Kimora said that she doesn’t “have a relationship really” with any of her kids’ fathers.
“I’m the godfather to your other 3 kids, until one day you stole my stock. I have been fighting for my kids love and my bread ever since,” he added.
“You threatened that if I sued you, I would never speak to my kids again. There are two sides to every story.”
In a recent interview with People, the Baby Phat designer, who is also a mom to three sons from two other exes and a son she adopted in 2020, said her kids are with her full-time.
“I’m pretty much the primary parent. It’s difficult, but I don’t know sometimes what other people are thinking. Guys are weird,” she shared.
“If I wasn’t this person, I don’t know if we would’ve made it or if we would be okay,” the former runway model, 50, added of her family.
Kimora and Russell were married from 1998 to 2009.
The hip-hop mogul left America to live in Bali in 2017 after being accused of rape and sexual misconduct by multiple women.
Russell was also the subject of “On the Record,” a 2020 documentary centered on the allegations of sexual abuse and harassment against him.
He previously denied ever forcing himself on anyone.
In February 2024, a former music video producer sued Russell for allegedly raping her in the ’90s.
The woman, who was identified as Jane Doe in court documents, alleged in her suit that the dad of two pinned her down on his bed and raped her when she visited his Manhattan apartment to get his approval for a rough cut of a video.
Russell did not publicly respond to Jane Doe’s claims, and his rep did not return Page Six’s request for comment.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.
