Kimora Lee Simmons opens up about why she’s close to Kim Porter’s daughters
Kimora Lee Simmons shares how her kids and extended family shaped the new season of ‘Back in the Fabulous’.
For Russell Simmons, there are “two sides to every story” after Kimora Lee Simmons spoke about their current position in a recent interview.
In a thread post published on Sunday, Dec. 14, Russell reposted an interview with Kimora from People magazine in which the model-turned-fashion mogul said she “really doesn’t have a relationship” with her 68-year-old ex-husband.
Kimora and Russell have daughters Ming Lee (25) and Aoki Lee (23). She has a son, Kenzo Lee (16), with actor Djimon Hounsou (61). She has a youngest son, Wolf Lee, 10, with former investment banker Tim Riesner, 54.
Separately, in a recent interview with USA TODAY, the “Kimora: Back in the Fabulous” star also addressed whether he has been in contact with Simmons, Hounsou and Riesner. “No, not at all. No, those aren’t really in my life,” she said. “And we’re not. Yeah, no. It’s not my fault. It’s their fault.”
But at least Russell has reached out to her for comment.
“I gave you 50,000 a month for 20 years,” Russell wrote in the thread. “I was your best/only friend. I’m the godfather of your other three children, until one day you stole my stock. I’ve been fighting for my children’s love and my bread ever since.”
Kimora also claimed that she “threatened that if I sued you, she would never speak to my children again.”
In a Dec. 9 interview with USA TODAY, the reality TV star continued, “I’m trying to foster a relationship and an environment where I can, but sometimes it takes two people to tango, and they don’t always tango. So, we’re not really co-parenting at this point.” “It’s like, no, I’m parenting. I’m both parents now.”
Kimora added that the children are “with me 99.9% of the time. They rarely see the other parent. They do a little bit, but like I say, that relationship is theirs and it’s not something I interfere in.”
“I hope for the best, but I definitely brood all my little chicks. So no matter how the day goes, I know they’ll be okay because they have support and they have family. They say it takes a village, and my kids definitely have a village.”
The fashion mogul recently returned to reality TV with Kimora: Back in the Fabulous. Meanwhile, Simmons, who has been accused of at least a dozen sexual assaults, has since moved to Bali, Indonesia, which does not have an extradition treaty with the United States.
