All About His Two Daughters – Hollywood Life

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Russell Simmons is a pioneering report govt, identified for co-founding the enduring label Def Jam.
He was married to mannequin Kimora Lee Perkins from 1998 to 2009.
The former couple shares two grownup daughters: Aoki and Ming.

Russell Simmons has been one of many largest names in hip hop, with out being a rapper himself. After starting his profession as a producer, he later teamed up with Rick Rubin to co-found the enduring label Def Jam Recordings, which has been the house to tons of main artists like Jay Z, the Beastie Boys, DMX, and lots of extra. He’s additionally been a serious determine within the trend world. While he’s had an plain affect on the historical past of rap, Russell was accused of sexual assault and harassment by a number of ladies in 2017 and ultimately stepped down from his place at Def Jam. Russell, 65, has denied the allegations.

Russell married mannequin Kimora Lee, 48, in December 1998. The pair had two daughters Aoki, 20, and Ming, 23, however the pair break up up in 2006, and their divorce was finalized a couple of years later. Since the break up, Russell has had a strained relationship with each his ex-wife and his daughters. Kimora accused him of “threatening” her and the youngsters in addition to being “abusive” in her Instagram Story on June 18, 2023, per People. “This man has been threatening my kids’ lives. I’m hearing so much more now. We won’t be bullied threatened or afraid,” she wrote. “This narrative of attacking the only caregiver, the only parent in the home with the kids, the mom, AND the kids for one’s own shortcomings and embarrassments is dead.”

Russell poses for a photograph along with his daughters. (Broadimage/Shutterstock)

Kimora hasn’t been the one one to accuse the previous report govt of appearing inappropriately. Aoki shared screenshots of textual content exchanges along with her dad and stated that if she doesn’t reply, he’ll “harass” her boyfriend or faculty pals. “I’ve had enough,” she wrote in an Instagram Story. “He’s been awful to me for years and that’s just the truth.”

Find out extra about Russell’s daughter right here.

Ming Lee Simmons

Russell and Kimora welcomed their elder daughter Ming in 2000. The older Simmons daughter was a scholar at New York University, graduating in 2023. She’s dabbled in modeling and being a social media persona, usually sharing vlog-style movies on TikTok and posting beautiful images of herself on Instagram.

Ming has opened up about how her mother was a serious affect in exhibiting her how vital exhausting work is in a 2023 interview with Hypebae. “It’s going to sound cliche, but my mom really does keep me grounded. She’s always hammered the value of a dollar into all of us and she’s done an amazing job of supporting us while also doing her best to make us aware of our privilege,” she stated. “I know that I need to work hard and prove myself to be able to stand on my own.”

Amid the drama along with her dad in 2023, Ming additionally dissed her dad with a Father’s Day Post, the place she shared a photograph of herself and her mother, primarily wishing Kimora a “Happy Father’s Day,” on her Instagram Story, per TMZ.

Aoki Lee Simmons

Kimora gave start to her and Russell’s youthful daughter Aoki in 2002. Like her mother, Aoki can be a mannequin, however she’s additionally a graduate of Harvard University, having graduated as a part of the Class of 2023. After graduating, Aoki additionally thanked her mother and sisters for supporting her in an interview with People. “I feel grateful, proud and relieved — in that order! It’s a surreal feeling to be done with something that was such a huge part of my life. Now, like every other graduate, I’m on to the next chapter,” she stated. “My mom, my sister, my little brothers back at home. It took a whole tribe, trust me!”

Aside from being a scholar at Harvard, Aoki additionally made her New York Fashion Week debut whereas she was engaged on her diploma, per HuffPost. She’s repped by Nomad Management, as her Instagram bio states.

While she’s clearly had some difficulties along with her dad, as evidenced within the Father’s Day 2023 posts, she did have sort phrases to say about him in a 2023 HuffPost interview. “I live with my mom. My dad is like a fun uncle. My mom is my mom. That is my person. She’s not letting me fall, or mess up,” she stated.

Weeks after that interview although was the fallout on her Instagram Stories, the place she additionally shared a video of Russell seeming to yell at her on a FaceTime name. In one other Story, she wrote that some individuals near her dad thought that he was “mentally ill or experiencing something like dementia,” and she or he stated that previous to the argument, she had a great relationship with him. “He was really the best dad ever and a great co parent. He and my mom were best friends. We all defended him against anything, and then he suddenly turned on ANYONE who will let him lash out,” she stated.