Russell Simmons’ Daughter, 20, Defends Her Statements About His Behavior After Backlash: ‘It’s Pathetic’

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Aoki Lee Simmons stood by the comments she made astir her dad Russell Simmons’ behavior successful an Instagram Story connected Wednesday, June 21. The model, 20, spoke retired against the “sexist, racist, honestly foul” backlash she received from galore antithetic men successful her comments and DMs, and she said that by speaking out, she’s pursuing the exact proposal her dad, 65, told her astir lasting up for herself, her ma Kimora Lee Simmons, 48, and her sister Ming Lee Simmons, 23.

Aoki said that she was pursuing proposal that her begetter had ever fixed her. (Owen Kolasinski/BFA/Shutterstock)

After a station calling retired the misogynistic comments she received, Aoki shared a photograph of herself and Russell and said that helium wouldn’t basal for the misogynistic comments.  “Until a abbreviated clip ago, this is the antheral who told maine ‘always support and look aft your mother, girls’ and ‘never fto a antheral curse astatine you’ ‘you telephone Daddy if a antheral ever tries to outcry [at] you oregon scare you, that’s ne'er okay! Real men don’t outcry astatine women and girls,'” she wrote.  “So to each the toxic men successful my comments utilizing ‘I’m defending him’ to beryllium foul and speech astir each the grievances you person with women, you tin prevention it. It’s pathetic. He would agree. I cognize that for sure.”

In 1 past slide, Aoki shared 2 much quotes with proposal from her father, telling her to “defend your parent and sister” and not to “let immoderate antheral speech to you crazy.” She finished by saying that she was “just pursuing instructions” from her dad.

Aoki is simply a exemplary and Harvard graduate. ( Jason Sean Weiss/BFA.com/Shutterstock)

Aoki’s Instagram Story came days aft her ma Kimora accused Russell of “threatening my kids’ lives” connected Father’s Day. The Harvard grad besides shared a bid of screenshots of texts betwixt herself and her dad, wherever she said that helium would “harass” her friends and fellow if she didn’t respond. She besides shared a video of him yelling astatine her. “He’s been atrocious to maine for years and that’s conscionable the truth,” Aoki wrote. She said that the household believed that helium whitethorn person been suffering from intelligence wellness problems oregon dementia.

Russell took to his Instagram and appeared to code the contention and seemingly apologized for his behaviour connected Monday, June 19. While helium didn’t accidental who helium was apologizing to, the station came soon aft Ming shared a video of him yelling. “DEEPLY atrocious for being frustrated and yelling,” helium wrote. “For definite I emotion you guys much than I emotion myself.”

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