Russell Simmons' Daughters Speak Out Against Him, Accuse Him of Verbal Abuse

justjared.com:

Russell Simmons‘ strained relationship with his daughters Aoki Lee Simmons and Ming Lee Simmons was made public on Father’s Day.

The 65-year-old legendary music exec was accused of verbal abuse and erratic behavior by his ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons and their two daughters.

It all started when Ming shared a photo of her mom on her Instagram Stories on Sunday (June 19) and captioned it, “Happy Father’s Day.” Keep reading to find out more… Russell seemingly responded by sharing a cryptic message that said, “Stop telling fathers they should have fought harder to see their children and start asking mothers why he had to fight at all.” Russell‘s daughter Aoki then addressed the situation in a message on Instagram, as well as a video post. “My father is not well, for years, he needs help and won’t accept that he refuses to acknowledge he is not himself,” Aoki wrote. “He has threatened and bullied my sister, my grandma, he has harassed my grandma in the middle of the night in poor health, send a man to my sisters apartment at 2am to scare her.

He lashes out at ANYONE who does not say ‘oh Russell everything is fine’. Well it’s not fine. If ‘I never get a fashion job again’ like he threatens, I’ll be a lawyer I guess and work in criminal Justice.