Friends of mine have forwarded me gossip online about my custody
agreement details with Kimora. The fact is, we've had a pretty good
partnership at sharing the girls in the past. There have been a few
bumps in the road, and those bumps have led us to negotiate a minimum
amount of time I'm guaranteed to see my kids. That deal is as follows:
I have the girls one full week out of every eight, half of the summer,
half of all the holidays, a full week at Christmas, and half of Spring
Break. Like in all good partnerships, contracts are meant to protect
the partners but are usually not the only way the partners work
together. If I show up in L.A., where she now lives, unannounced, I can
call up Kimora and she will most likely send them right over. The same
goes for when she comes to New York. We have always had a school in New
York and a school with the same curriculum in L.A., so when the girls
are with me in New York, we can spend quality time together. I can get
up with them, take them to school and just be together.
Kimora consults with me about doctors or schools for the
girls, but she's always had final say in those areas. If we had an
argument about a school, guess who's going to win? But there are other
stipulations in our agreement where we have to make final decisions
together. Anything having to do with business decisions pertaining to
my kids cannot be done without my consent.
I've also seen a lot about people reading into the supervised visits
stipulation. Kimora travels with a security guard and a nanny.
In the past, she's gotten really nervous that I never travel with
security, so if it makes her more comfortable to have her security and
a nanny with us when I'm with my kids, that's OK with me.
Finally, I want to say Kimora is a excellent mother and is doing a
great job with them. My kids are studying a couple of foreign
languages, they travel around the world, they practice yoga, ballet,
swimming, karate and piano, among other things...sometimes I think they
do too much, but I trust in Kimora on this because she IS a good
mother. Regarding the money, my kids live a tremendous life. They do
have lots of security, nannies, educators, special programs, travel,
chefs, on and on. Their mother manages all of those luxuries and I'm
happy to provide for that.
With great love all things are possible.
-Russell Simmons