Russell Demands Kimora Turn Over Text Messages

Four months ago Russell Simmons implied the lawsuit he filed against his ex wife, Kimora Lee Simmons,

for using his shares of their jointly owned energy drink to bail her then husband Tim Leissner out of jail, was close to resolution [click here if you missed that]. 

 

Russell may have spoke too soon...

From In Touch

Russell Simmons demanded his ex-wife, Kimora Lee Simmons, turn over private text messages and appear for a deposition this month as part of their nasty federal court battle.

According to court documents obtained, Russell, 66, asked the court to force Kimora, 49, to comply with his requests.

Russell said he has reached an “impasse regarding specific” categories of documents that he asked Kimora to produce.

He said the documents Kimora refused to turn over could be crucial to him proving his case in court. Specifically, he asked for communications between Kimora and her ex-husband, Tim Leissner, regarding financial transactions at the center of the dispute and communications between Kimora and her financial advisors. Russell said Kimora also has not agreed to turn over texts.

His lawyer said, “The only text messages Ms. Lee has produced appear to be messages sent or received by Defendant Leissner, not her. Mr. Simmons is entitled to text messages that contain responsive content, excluding those between her and Defendant Leissner (unless third parties are also party to those messages).”

In addition, Russell said, “Ms. Lee has steadfastly refused to agree to attend her deposition in New York.

Regarding her deposition, Kimora said that she lives in Los Angeles, not New York where Russell plans to depose her. “Three of her five children are school-age minors and live with her in Los Angeles. Mr. Simmons knows this — he is Ms. Lee’s ex-husband and, as the Court knows, he has even sued Ms. Lee in Los Angeles,” her lawyer said.

She demanded the deposition take place in Los Angeles. A judge set a hearing for October.