Kimora Lee Simmons says she is “OK” after her daughters accused Russell Simmons of abuse

Kimora Lee Simmons says she is OK after her daughters accused Russell Simmons of abuse

Kimora Lee Simmons said she is “OK” after her two eldest daughters called out Russell Simmons for his allegedly abusive behavior.

The model spoke to the press at the Essence Festival of Culture on Saturday, where she said she was “a tough chick” and a “single mom of five kids.” She added that she was at the festival because she wanted to be surrounded by “so much black girl joy, brown girl joy, all the shades of joy.”

The festival marked Simmons’ first public appearance since Father’s Day, when her daughters Ming Lee Simmons and Aoki Lee Simmons blasted their father for being “directly harmful” to them. Aoki, 20, claimed on Instagram that her father would “yell and scream about a legal situation” in which she is “NOT INVOLVED,” adding that “every phone call” with the Def Jam Recordings co-founder was filled with “anger,” “rage,” “cursing” and “screaming.”

“I did not side with anyone over any legal business, he’s been directly harmful TO ME,” she told her social media followers. “He tries to get at my mom by hurting US.”

The college student also posted a screen recording of a FaceTime call that was muted but showed her dad screaming at her.

“It got to the point … I could not hear your voice without having an anxiety attack,” one of her messages to Russell read, which went on to say that although she was “blocked for not respecting [her] boundaries,” she still loves him.

For her part, Ming, 23, wished Kimora a happy Father’s Day online — instead of Russell.

The music executive responded on his own Instagram account by apologizing for his behavior — but downplayed the abuse allegations.

“DEEPLY sorry for being frustrated and yelling . . .but know this . . . there are no conditions . . . for sure i love you guys more than i love myself,” he wrote to his daughters.

Seemingly in a message to himself, Russell added, “God is testing you a little bit, it’s ok, be strong.”

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