Former model Kimora Lee Simmons has recently accused her ex-husband, Russell Simmons, of abusing their children, in particular their youngest daughter, Aoki Lee Simmons.
The online public argument started when Kimora posted screenshots and videos across her Instagram stories last Monday.
The accusations were suggesting that Russell is the reason that Aoki, aged 20, has severe panic attacks which has led to her being put on emergency medication every time she is in his presence or has to speak to him.
One of the stories shown were a muted facetime between Aoki and her father, where she looked incredibly distressed with him looking extremely angry.
‘’ 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.’’ Kimora said when explaining what lead, her to post the footage.
The couple [Kimora and Russell], ended their 11-year marriage back in 2009 over ‘’irreconcilable differences’’.
There were also other screenshots posted on Instagram, text messages exchanged between Aoki and her father.
‘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 to Russell, ‘’I cannot have a relationship with you until that stops. No one stops me from talking to you, my health does.’’
Russell is shown to be angry and continuing to blame it Kimora, writing back in the texts how she ‘stole his money and the love of his kids’.
The family members have said how Russell ‘completely changed’ after he was accused of sexual assault and misconduct from 20 women, Aoki also commented how [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’’.
The divorced couple have been approached for comment by various papers but have declined to comment on the situation.
