Kimora Lee Simmons, Russell Simmons’ ex-wife, and their young daughter have accused the music mogul of verbal abuse.
The Def Jam Recordings CEO was accused of verbally abusing Kimora Lee and their 20-year-old daughter Aoki Lee Simmons on Monday. Aoki posted texts and muted FaceTime recordings that appeared to show him raging at her. Aoki Lee Simmons took to her Instagram and posted a video with the caption, ” My father is not well, for years, he needs help and won’t accept that he refuses to acknowledge he is not himself. He has threatened and bullied my sister, my grandma, he has harassed my grandma in the middle of the night in poor health, send a man to my sisters apartment at 2am to scare her (sic). He lashes out at ANYONE who does not say ‘oh Russell everything is fine.”
She further added, “This is not someone who will accept help. This is just one screen recording sorry I don’t always remember to press ‘record’ when he calls my friends, my boyfriend, anyone, to get a chance to threaten and curse and go crazy.” Aoki said in a later post that several members of the family are concerned about Russell’s mental health since “he really acts like he hates and does not know his children frequently.”
Between 1998 and 2009, Russell and Kimora were wed, and they also had a daughter named Ming Lee, who is now 23 years old. I’m very sorry to have to do this, the fashion designer remarked on her Instagram Stories. But this man has been endangering the lives of my children. Now, I’m hearing a lot more. We refuse to be intimidated, feared, or threatened.
She also posted a screenshot of a text message from Aoki in which she told her father that his calls had been making her feel anxious. Kimora annotated the passage with the statement, “No one should live like this. “Nobody’s kid. It is abusive. Not ok.” The music industry boss has not yet addressed the accusations.
In recent years, Russell has been accused of sexual misconduct and assault by over a dozen women. He has refuted every allegation.
