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NEW YORK (AP) — The marriage of hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and his model-turned-entrepreneur wife, Kimora Lee, has come to an end.

"Kimora and I will remain committed parents and caring friends with great love and admiration for each other," Simmons said.
By Paul Hawthorne, Getty Images

In a statement provided to The Associated Press on Friday, Simmons announced the pair had decided to break up after seven years of marriage. Rumors had swirled for the past week that a split was imminent. The couple have two young daughters.

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

Simmons is head of Rush Communications, but is perhaps better known as the co-founder of Def Jam Records and for his Phat Farm clothing line. In recent years, he has become more involved in politics, and helped to create the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network.

Over the years, Kimora Lee Simmons has become almost famous as her husband, thanks to her successful Baby Phat clothing line and her glamorous diva persona, which has been documented in numerous magazine spreads.

Although the pair have appeared at public events together in recent weeks, the statement said they had been separated for "some time," even though they were still living together.


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just because dude is ugg don't mean shit. He's getting paid, Russ can get any kind of pussy with his rep, and no i wouldn't be surprised if he was the cause of the split, although i can't put anything past Kimora, cuz she seem like she was probably off the hook too...big as that house was, of course its evident that they could have been separated and lived under the same roof....who knows Russ may make Kimora pay rent if she still wants to live there...

here is a working model of how the divorce settlement will go:

RUSSELL SIMMONS WORTH BEFORE HURRICANE KIMORA (in blue areas):



RUSSELL SIMMONS WORTH AFTER HURRICANE KIMORA (still in blue areas)

Women are more divorce savvy than men
The outcome of a divorce is 90% set in stone by the time the papers are filed
The earlier you prepare for a divorce the better YOUR outcome will be
Marriage & Divorce laws STRONGLY favor women
Men are rarely happy with the otucome of their divorce
Men can be successful when they understand how to work within the system
[Edited 4/1/06 9:09am]

ThreadCula said:

nooiice

sadly, i think Kimora will find out that a lot of "their" friends were actually "HIS" friends. Michael Jordan's wife found that out the hard way when they separated for a minute. not that she's gonna be hurting for cash anytime in the near or distant future, but she might wanna start looking for a cash cow other than Baby Phat (think FUBU, Cross-Colors, USED..you get the picture). she might get Russ for a house and some alimony, but if old boy was smart, you know there's a damn pre-nup in there somewhere

Good for him, that bitch annoys me.

CarrieLee said:

I never liked her snotty ass either. Too damn conceited. And I'm sorry, but I say she married him for his money. Would she have married him if he was some broke ass dude??

It's because his wife has a penis....


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