Kimora Lee Simmons has a lesson to share about married life – and it’s not all fabulous.

“When you get married, you’re forced to drink the milk long after it’s spoiled,” the designer, 33, tells Giant magazine for its June/July 2008 issue.

Simmons – who in March filed for divorce from her husband of 10 years, Russell Simmons – is now dating actor-model Djimon Hounsou, and is never one to shy away from knocking down tabloid talk when it comes to her personal life.

“I hear the craziest things, like, ‘She has to have a champagne glass filled within a quarter inch of the lip,’ ” says Simmons, who dismisses any notion that she might be an “extreme diva.”

“The reality, is I’m a dedicated mother [to daughters Ming Lee, 8, and Aoki Lee, 5] and a very kind, funny and hardworking person,” she says. “My reality-TV show helps to shed a bit of light, but even that’s glamorized.”

Ultimately, she says, she doesn’t care what others think of her, though “sometimes people who don’t know me say really cruel things that are way off base. But you can’t care too much about what people think of you. You have to establish your own set of core values and live by them”

And those core values? “Honor, respect, tenacity, intelligence and humor,” she says, adding, “Do your best, and live with the repercussions of your choices – good or bad.”

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Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons’ divorce from Kimora Lee Simmons has just turned nasty after the former model filed for sole custody of the couple’s young daughters.

The Def Jam Records co-founder has challenged his estranged wife’s divorce petition in a Los Angeles court, and is seeking joint physical and legal custody of his daughters, Ming, eight, and Aoki, five.

The couple wed in 1998 and split in 2006, citing irreconcilable differences.

In her divorce filing in March, Kimora Lee requested that her estranged husband get “reasonable child visitation” to his kids.
Both parties are also asking the court to deny spousal support for the other.

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Model-turned-fashion mogul Kimora Lee Simmons’ new Barbie doll comes with a faux-fur coat, in a bid to show young girls they can look “fabulous” without skinning animals.

The designer and reality TV star admits she was thrilled when toymakers Mattel decided to model a Barbie in her likeness, but she had one recommendation.

She says, “She has a faux-fur chinchilla coat, because I want to show kids that synthetic fur can be fabulous, too. She’s everything a Barbie is supposed to be.”

Simmons isn’t the only celebrity to inspire a modern Barbie – a Hilary Duff doll has also been created recently.

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Model-turned-designer Kimora Lee Simmons is planning to start a family with partner Djimon Hounsou, and she wants to get pregnant as soon as possible.

Just weeks after shooting down claims she is already expecting her first child with the actor, Simmons insists she is now ready to add to her family – she has two children with ex-husband Russell Simmons.

The fashion mogul says, “I would be very proud to have a baby. So it will come soon. “I think about it all the time, and it’s something that’s a very exciting prospect for me.”

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Kimora Lee Simmons filed for divorce from Russell Simmons, Tuesday, according to reports.

The couple had announced that they split up in March of 2006, but said that they had already been separated for some time.

In court papers, Kimora, 32, cites irreconcilable differences and asks for legal and physical custody of the couple’s two daughters, Ming, 8, and Aoki, 5. She requests that Simmons, 50, get “reasonable child visitation … to be accompanied at all times by the children’s nanny and security personnel.

So, he gets visitation of his children with their nanny and security detail? That’s awful generous of her. (Insert sarcasm here.)

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Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons’ ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons wants to honor her late dog by turning the pet’s remains into a diamond. The Baby Phat model and fashion designer is in mourning after 18-year-old bitch Zoe’s recent death. But she is contemplating celebrating Zoe’s life with a new piece of jewelry.

She tells People.com, “You have to… grieve. It’s okay to take time and say this meant something to my life and (to) honor it. “There is a company that makes diamonds out of your loved ones. They make diamonds from a little of the carbon from the ash, so I might do that. I might turn her into a diamond.”

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Kimora Lee Simmons at the launch party for Baby Phat Fabulosity at The Madison Room in The Palace in NYC, yesterday.

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