Russell Simmons Addresses 'Deadbeat Dad' Rumors: 'They Know That I Love Them Unconditionally'

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Russell Simmons opened up in a recent interview about the relationship with his daughters after the very public spat they had a few months ago  #hiphop #hiphopnews #music #musicnews #rapnews #sohh #sohhdotcom #sohhnews #russellsimmons #kimoraleesimmons #mingleesimmons #aokileesimmons

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00:00 I love them more than I love everything.

00:02 And when my children have a narrative about me that is not accurate,

00:07 and my children actually publicly say that I've been in some way not acted well,

00:15 I've always been the one to hold space for them.

00:18 They can curse me out, yell at me.

00:20 They know that I love them unconditionally, that I cannot unlove them.

00:24 Because there was a period where they called you emotionally abusive.

00:27 They thought you might be mentally ill.

00:31 Do I seem mentally ill to you?

00:33 I mean, you never know what's in the back of my head.

00:36 Maybe I'm crazy.

00:38 Well, you know, when I first sued, I said, "You illegally took my money,

00:46 and you criminally gave it to the government as bail.

00:50 You misrepresented who owned it."

00:52 And the response is, "Yes, some of the money is yours, but you've been abusive."

00:58 Why am I the godfather to the three boys?

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