Russell & Kimora Kaput!

Virtual Violet · #1 03-31-2006, 08:27 PM

If this was posted somewhere else, I apologize in advance

Russell & Kimora Lee Kaput By Josh Grossberg
26 minutes ago

Welcome to Russell Simmons' marriage jam.

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The 48-year-old hip-hop impresario and his model-wife, Kimora Lee Simmons, 30, announced Friday that they were calling it quits after seven years of marriage. The couple was said to have been separated for "some time," though they appeared at public events together and remained living under one roof. The split is amicable.

"Kimora and I will remain committed parents and caring friends with great love and admiration for each other," Simmons, 48, said in a statement." We will also continue to work side by side on a daily basis as partners in all of our businesses."

The two met in 1992, when she was a 17-year-old model and he was the 35-year-old head of Def Jam Records. They married in 1998 and have two daughters, six-year-old Ming Lee Simmons and three-year-old Aoki Lee Simmons.

As cofounder of the pioneering Def Jam, Russell Simmons introduced such hip-hop legends as LL Cool J, the Beastie Boys. and Public Enemy; his label also has served as home base to Foxy Brown, Ludacris and Jay-Z.

He also founded Rush Communications, which became the corporate umbrella for a movie and television production house that produced Def Comedy Jam; a management firm; an ad agency; and his successful Phat Farm clothing line.

After selling his share in the company to Universal Music Group for $100 million in 1999, Simmons returned to the Def Jam fold last year in a joint venture with the Russell Simmons Music Group. He's also been active in political and social causes, founding the Hip-Hop Summit and participating in campaigns for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Kimora Lee was discovered in her teens and became a sought-after model thanks to her exotic good looks (her father is African-American, her mother, Japanese-American). She has become a hugely successful designer, with her Baby Phat clothing label. Additionally, Lee's a reality-TV personality, appearing on best friend Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model and her own VH1 series, Fabulosity, which is also the title of her first book, published last month by Regan Books.

She made the wrong kind of headlines in July 2004, when she was arrested in New Jersey after leading police on a two-mile chase. Lee Simmons was charged with marijuana possession and reckless driving and subsequently worked out a deal that resulted in six months' probation.

DPiece7 · #2 03-31-2006, 09:32 PM

I just got this alert from allhiphop.com.....

im kinda speechless

fun4real · #3 03-31-2006, 09:48 PM

Actually, I'm not at all surprised.

So, do y'all think she's about to get PAID??!!!

Virtual Violet · #4 03-31-2006, 11:41 PM

Yes, the child support is going to be astronomical. Plus, Kimora will probably dig in her heels for full ownership of Baby Phat.

luminarysoul · #5 04-01-2006, 02:14 PM

When i heard about this yesterday I was sad.
Kimora and Russell were one of my fave couples.
I didnt know she was 17 when they met though...

dstluv2 · #6 04-04-2006, 04:48 PM

I can't help but keep think of Alicia's song and how they are suppose to be Unbreakable. Well, I guess they still gonna' be making that paper.

sensa_diva · #7 04-04-2006, 10:12 PM

Hey guys I read in today's New York's Daily News that Russell Simmons and Kimora is "reconsidering" a split....

f8nacn · #8 04-30-2006, 04:10 PM

Has anyone heard anything else regarding them? I can't believe that they are actually going to split. THey looked like such a happy couple on a MTV Cribs episode and on his brother's show.

Like any relationship, marriage is work. Can't always call it quits when there is difficulty. You must press your way through.

whiteandblack · #9 05-01-2006, 08:17 AM

I don't know...does anyone know of any long-lasting hollywood marriages?

CrimsonTide4 · #10 05-01-2006, 08:22 AM

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Originally posted by whiteandblack
I don't know...does anyone know of any long-lasting hollywood marriages?

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@f8nacn
That MTV Cribs ep is a few years old. Plus a lot of folks pretend to be happy. We only see what they want us to see.

f8nacn · #11 05-01-2006, 08:46 AM

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@f8nacn
That MTV Cribs ep is a few years old. Plus a lot of folks pretend to be happy. We only see what they want us to see. [/B]

That is so true! Just can't believe it's so...

Boom_Quack13 · #12 05-01-2006, 07:31 PM

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Originally posted by whiteandblack
I don't know...does anyone know of any long-lasting hollywood marriages?

Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis always comes to mind. They were together, until death did them part. However, Soror Ruby always admits that it was VERY hard.