Kimora Lee Simmons accuses ex Russell Simmons of abusing youngest daughter Aoki
Kimora Lee Simmons accused her ex-husband - ousted Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons - of abusing his youngest daughter Aoki Lee Simmons, whose panic attacks got so severe she 'was placed on emergency medication every time' they spoke.
'I'm so sorry to have to do this. But this man has been threatening my kids' lives. I'm hearing so much more now. We won't be bullied, threatened, or afraid. Who [gives a f***],' the 48-year-old Baby Phat CEO wrote via Instastory on Monday.
'No one should live like this. No one's child. This is abuse. Not okay. The threats, not okay. The fear mongering. Not okay.'
The 20-year-old Harvard University grad - who works as an intern for New York City Mayor Eric Adams - shared a muted video of one of her recent FaceTime conversations with the hot-tempered 65-year-old where his face was visibly full of rage.
'Dad, I stopped talking to you because you were giving me panic attacks to the point I was placed on emergency medication every time we spoke,' Aoki wrote in a text to Russell.
'This is abuse': Kimora Lee Simmons (R, pictured May 27) accused her ex-husband - ousted Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons - of abusing his youngest daughter Aoki Lee Simmons (L), whose panic attacks got so severe she 'was placed on emergency medication every time' they spoke
'I cannot have a relationship with you until that stops. No one stops me from talking to you, my health does. I have to put that first. Every time I spoke to you, you would yell and scream about a legal situation that I can't even respond to because I am not involved! I am you child, not your lawyer, your ex-wife - any of it.
'I can do nothing. Yet you yell at me like it's my fault. You were putting so much anger and rage on me every phone call. Cursing, screaming, and god knows what else. I'm sorry but I cannot be the target of that, it's not fair. It got to the point I could not hear your voice without having an anxiety attack. You have to at least respect I'm putting my health and well-being first.'
In texts the ONE Management model shared via Instastory, Russell repeatedly calls Kimora - whom he divorced in 2008 after seven years of marriage - a 'piece of s***' who has 'stolen my money and the love of my kids.'
'She did not steal it. You lost it. Understand? You lost it with your actions,' Aoki defended in her reply.
In another exchange, Summons said 'your mother and Tim [Leissner] took what equals $250 million dollars of my money' and Aoki replied: 'You are being blocked for not respecting my boundaries. I asked you 10 million times to not talk to me about this lawsuit again.'
'It's like talking to a cruel child or something, and no he does not financially support me,' wrote Simmons who claimed the native New Yorker calls herself, her mother, and her sister 'bi***es.'
'He hasn't given me a dime in years. I haven't had a graduation gift, a birthday gift, so much as a taxi ride in years.'
In a tearful video, Simmons said Russell has 'completely changed' since being accused of over 20 women of sexual assault and misconduct, which led to his live in exile in Bali (due to extradition laws).
The 48-year-old Baby Phat CEO wrote via Instastory on Monday: 'I'm so sorry to have to do this. But this man has been threatening my kids' lives. I'm hearing so much more now. We won't be bullied, threatened, or afraid. Who [gives a f***]'
Kimora shared a text from the 20-year-old Harvard University grad with the caption: 'No one should live like this. No one's child. This is abuse. Not okay. The threats, not okay. The fear mongering. Not okay'
'I cannot have a relationship with you': Aoki - who works as an intern for New York City Mayor Eric Adams - shared a muted video of one of her recent FaceTime conversations with the hot-tempered 65-year-old where his face is visibly full of rage
In texts the ONE Management model shared via Instastory, Russell repeatedly calls Kimora - whom he divorced in 2008 after seven years of marriage - a 'piece of s***' who has 'stolen my money and the love of my kids'
Simmons' #MeToo scandal was detailed in Kirby Dick + Amy Ziering's critically-acclaimed documentary On the Record, which premiered in 2020 on HBO Max.
'Some of us do think he's mentally ill or experiencing something like dementia, he really acts like he hates and does not know his children frequently,' Aoki wrote.
'Prior to his media issues, 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. It's a really just terrifying change to watch.'
The vegan yogi - who used to run the meditation/yoga app GDAS - did not comment on his daughter's posts but Instastoried a happy Father's Day message he received from his niece Vanessa Simmons.
DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives for both Russell and Kimora who have so far been unavailable for comment.
Source: Daily Mail
