Kimora Lee Simmons, who starred on the reality series “Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane” from 2007 to 2011, looked radiant as she posed with her daughters Ming and Aoki for an Old Navy campaign she shared to her Instagram a couple of days after her estranged husband Tim Leissner filed for divorce.
TMZ reports Leissner, a former Goldman Sachs banker, filed papers on Friday, April 17, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split.
Although Leissner is just now taking a step towards making their breakup legally official, the couple called off their romantic relationship in 2022, per the report.
The exes, who married in 2014, share an 11-year-old son named Wolfe. Before her relationship with Leissner, Kimora was married to Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons from 1998 to 2009.
Kimora Lee Simmons Recently Discussed Her Love for Motherhood
Kimora is mom of 5. She welcomed her first daughter Ming with Russell Simmons in 2000. The pair’s second daughter, Aoki, followed in 2002. Both the sisters are pursuing modeling, and the brands they’ve posed for of course include Baby Phat, which their mom founded in 1999.
In 2009, Kimora welcomed her first son, Kenzo, with her former partner Djimon Hounsou. Then in 2020, Kimora welcomed another son by adoption, becoming a mom to Gary, who is now 16.
Finally, the model completed her family with Wolfe.
In a recent appearance on the Tamron Hall show, Kimora talked about why she loves keeping busy with so many kids, and how her adopted son has added joy to her family. She said her adoption of Gary was a personal adoption, as she knows his family. She gushed, “Gary being with us has enriched and changed our lives dramatically, and we love him so much. She added that is living out his dreams by attending “one of the top football schools in the country.”
While she acknowledged she’s outnumbered in the “chaos,” Kimora laughed that she maintains control over her brood because “I hold the keys to the car and the allowance.’
Kimora Lee Simmons’ Reality Show Reboot Hit E! In December
A reboot of Kimora’s reality show called “Back In the Fab Lane” premiered on E! in December 2025. Her children featured prominently, and a major storyline revolved around Aoki’s return home from living abroad, and her siblings’ tense reactions after not hearing from her often while she was gone. The influencer, who is nearing a million followers on Instagram, now lives in Bali and declared in January that she has no plans to make a permanent move back to the U.S. anytime soon.
