How Old Was Kimora Lee Simmons When She Started Dating Russell Simmons?
The disgraced mogul is getting creeper with each new revelation.
Just a decade ago, Russell Simmons looked like an unstoppable force, helping a slew of new stars shine brighter while also filling his pockets with Benjamins thanks to his lucrative clothing lines and other investments. But then came the #MeToo era, and Simmons was one of the first men to get accused of harassment and even rape by multiple women.
In just a matter of months, the world-famous entrepreneur became a pariah, losing his companies and millions of dollars. But now, it looks like his story is far from over.
Just recently, Simmons' daughter Aoki accused him of harassing her mother and his ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons after Russell accused her of stealing a lot of his money during their divorce in 2009. According to a conversation posted (and then deleted) by Aoki, it looks like her father is literally broke and lashing out at all members of his family. All of this has forced fans to take a closer look at Russell's life.
It was widely known that Russell and Kimora met when she was just a high school sophomore, modeling at New York Fashion Week. The fact that Russell was 35 years old and Kimora was only 17 didn't seem like a big deal at the time, and Kimora's family didn't seem to disapprove of their relationship.
Although Kimora herself never accused Russell of doing anything terrible, most people nowadays believe that a grown man dating a teenage girl is an odd situation, to say the least. What's more, it looks like Kimora wasn't even 17, as fans previously thought, at the time when she first met Russell.
In one of her recent interviews, Kimora actually said that she started dating Russell when she was in her sophomore year, saying that she was just 16 years old. If this is indeed true, Kimora was not even legal at the time, which makes Russell dating her a borderline criminal thing.
Anyway, considering Russell Simmons' money situation and his whole family turning away from him, it looks like his career and public life is already officially over.