Kimora Lee Simmons’ marriage to Tim Leissner was straight out of “Dirty John.” In 2018, Forbes reported that the former Goldman Sachs partner had been charged with misappropriating around $4.5 billion dollars from the Malaysian development company 1MDB. Leissner, along with his accomplices Roger Ng and Jho Low, used the money to buy yachts and properties, and used it as bribes, authorities said. The disgraced businessman pleaded guilty and was ordered to forfeit $43.7 million, as well as $200 million worth of stock, per the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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In 2021, things got even messier when Russell Simmons sued Kimora for allegedly using his shares of his Celcius stock to help Leissner pay the $47 million, People reported. The case is still ongoing but Kimora slapped her ex-husband with a lawsuit for her legal fees and he was ordered to pay her $100,773.37, according to Radar. While Kimora’s attempt at helping her current husband was noble, she is probably regretting it now, as details about their marriage came to light during the money laundering trial.
