{"id":81215,"date":"2026-04-21T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/kimora-lee-simmons-husband-tim-leissner-files-for-divorce\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T08:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:30:00","slug":"kimora-lee-simmons-husband-tim-leissner-files-for-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/kimora-lee-simmons-husband-tim-leissner-files-for-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Kimora Lee Simmons\u2019 Husband Tim Leissner Files for Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Kimora Lee Simmons<\/strong>\u2019 estranged husband, financier Tim Leissner<\/strong>, has filed for divorce after 12 years of marriage.<\/p>\n

Us Weekly<\/em> obtained court documents showing that Leissner, 56, officially sought to end his marriage on February 4 in Los Angeles Superior Court, citing \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d as the reason for the split. Leissner did not specify a separation date in his divorce petition but he has reportedly been separated from Simmons, 50, since at least 2022. (TMZ was the first to report the news.)<\/p>\n

Leissner is seeking spousal support from Simmons and has asked the court to block her from collecting any financial support from him. He is requesting that Simmons pay his legal fees.<\/p>\n

Simmons and Leissner share one child, Wolfe Lee Leissner, 11. (Kimora shares two children \u2014 daughters Ming<\/strong>, 25 and Aoki<\/strong>, 23 \u2014 with her first husband, Russell Simmons<\/strong>, and has a son Kenzo, 16, with ex-boyfriend Djimon Hounsou<\/strong>. She also raised \u201cbonus\u201d son Jaden<\/strong>, 19, since he was a young child, and adopted son Gary, 16, in 2020.)<\/p>\n

Us Weekly<\/em> has reached out to Kimora\u2019s representative for comment.<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>Kimora Lee Simmons Reveals the Last Time She Talked to Tyra Banks<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tKimora Lee Simmons revealed that she and longtime friend Tyra Banks haven\u2019t spoken in a while. \u201cTyra is one of my kids\u2019 godmothers, as well. Although we haven\u2019t talked in a very long time,\u201d the Baby Phat founder, 50, said during the Tuesday, April 7, episode of the \u201cAspire With Emma Grede\u201d podcast. \u201cWe used [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Former Goldman Sachs managing director Leissner pleaded guilty in 2018 to conspiring to launder money and conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for his alleged involvement in a money-laundering scheme with the Malaysian government\u2019s state-owned investment and development fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), according to the U.S. Justice Department.<\/p>\n

As part of his plea deal, Leissner forfeited $43 million and his \u201cshares of stock valued at more than $200 million,\u201d the Justice Department announced in 2023. Per Bloomberg, Leissner reported to federal prison in February to serve a two-year sentence.<\/p>\n

Kimora was linked to Leissner shortly after her split from Hounsou in 2012. Kimora\u2019s ex-husband, Def Jam cofounder Russell, revealed that she\u2019d tied the knot with Leissner in 2014 to debunk reports that she was dating rapper Birdman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAll of us love @OfficialKimora but the fact is she is happily married,\u201d Russell tweeted at the time. \u201cTim has been family for a while now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kimora was previously married to Russell for 11 years before they divorced in 2009. She was later in a five-year relationship with two-time Oscar-nominated actor Hounsou from 2007 to 2012.<\/p>\n

In December 2025, Kimora revealed to People<\/em> that she does not \u201chave a relationship really\u201d with any of her children\u2019s fathers.<\/p>\n

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