"And Kimora, even at 17, was a sophisticate in many areas that I was not at all."

So says Russell Simmons of his giantess wife, Kimora Lee, in this month's Vanity Fair.


Yes, only a sophisticate will be quoted no less than 6- 7 times in a magazine profile about women wanting her man - one instance:
"But I'm a tough girl and could handle it most of the time, and I will beat a bitch's ass!...Literally. Literally. I will drag a bitch - drag her through this dirt, literally...I will beat a bitch's ass! I don't play that disrespectul ho shit. I have very little respect for those kinds of women. And if I catch you with my man, disrespting, I will beat your ass."

In response, Russell says: "I ain't worried about that. I don't give a fuck. I'm still looking at the girls' asses in yoga, I can't get out of it."

So, ladies of Russell's yoga class - if you so much as see him make the tiniest glance at your booty - run, run fast the other way.

I had time to read the full article on Kimora on a long plane ride last night. My head is still spinning -I don't think I've ever read an article where someone so blatantly and obnoxiously aspires to be rich and famous. At the same time, some part of me admires her for being so ballsy, transparent, and driven. And yeah, I've gotta admire the girl power quote related to her daughter, Ming Lee - even if the only reason she's got so much money on her own is because Russell set her up as the head of his Baby Phat:

"Ming Lee want Daddy to buy you a boat? [says Kimora's lawyer]
"She doesn't need Daddy to buy her a boat - Mommy can buy her one," Kimora says, frowning.