{"id":1893414,"date":"2026-04-21T00:44:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1893414"},"modified":"2026-04-21T00:44:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:44:51","slug":"kimora-lee-simmons-estranged-husband-tim-leissner-files-for-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1893414","title":{"rendered":"Kimora Lee Simmons&#8217; Estranged Husband Tim Leissner Files For Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/1f\/16by9\/2026\/04\/21\/1f19b4a2119a442d9e3d533ddc911f3d_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Kimora Lee Simmons&#8217; Estranged Husband Tim Leissner Files For Divorce<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Kimora Lee Simmons<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Tim Files For Divorce<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-20T17:44:51-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              April 20, 2026<br \/>\n                            5:44 PM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-20T18:22:36-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  April 20, 2026<br \/>\n                                6:22 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-eef89cef26f54b673e0c5d291698028a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260421_1f19b4a2119a442d9e3d533ddc911f3d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d41c6f83-4d6f-414b-8ca2-7b3cdfde9127\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/1f\/4by3\/2026\/04\/21\/1f19b4a2119a442d9e3d533ddc911f3d_md.jpg\" alt=\"kimora lee simmonds Tim Leissner getty comp\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty Composite<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4532c32430f3158d965d81a14451b7cb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kimora-lee-simmons\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Kimora Lee Simmons<\/strong><\/a> is going through her second divorce &#8230; because her estranged husband just filed to officially pull the plug on their marriage.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6456ca677ac8a5bcfc0dedf7382ad1b6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><strong>Tim Leissner<\/strong>, an ex-Goldman Sachs banker, beelined it to court in February and filed to divorce Kimora after almost 12 years of marriage &#8230; according to legal docs obtained by TMZ.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-64b54562d52e2d8dcb8926983cd82a94\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260227_ca64766681f84c3c8aa0ad3a512a9341\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d41c6f83-4d6f-414b-8ca2-7b3cdfde9127\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ca\/4by3\/2026\/02\/27\/ca64766681f84c3c8aa0ad3a512a9341_md.jpg\" alt=\"tim leissner kimora lee\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9661c0d02cfdf42ed29324705e317987\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>In the docs, Tim goes with the boilerplate &#8220;irreconcilable differences&#8221; as the reason for the split.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b057cd7eebb46a7cfb7ce2aba89e18e9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Tim does not list a date of separation &#8230; the docs say TBD &#8230; but we know they have been estranged since at least March 2022.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-525965cac4d0df6e2aba2c4eb3642583\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>A source familiar with the situation tells us they&#8217;ve been going through this process for at least 6 years and this is just a matter of housekeeping.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-51e30e3228e67668ec7ecbf9d931038c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Kimora and Tim have one child together &#8230; 11-year-old <strong>Wolfe Lee Leissner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-cac6f203949cca3d2c3e76e909f55a11\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20220310_d12a2bd4a7574c5fb7679c1790efb7c6\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d41c6f83-4d6f-414b-8ca2-7b3cdfde9127\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d1\/4by3\/2022\/03\/10\/d12a2bd4a7574c5fb7679c1790efb7c6_md.jpg\" alt=\"Kimora Lee Simmons and Tim Leissner\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Backgrid<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-aadea91d7f1c92e95a525bf6b79aae40\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Tim is asking for joint legal and physical custody of their kid &#8230; plus spousal support.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a017bbc17acb1d37ca420d15860e2b88\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Kimora and Tim tied the knot in March 2014 &#8230; and years ago, Tim admitted in court to faking divorce documents in order to marry Kimora while he was still married to his then-wife, <strong>Judy Chan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/20\/kimora-lee-simmons-estranged-husband-files-for-divorce\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:d41c6f83-4d6f-414b-8ca2-7b3cdfde9127\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"facebook-footer\",\"pos\":1}'><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/20\/kimora-lee-simmons-estranged-husband-files-for-divorce\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:d41c6f83-4d6f-414b-8ca2-7b3cdfde9127\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"twitter-footer\",\"pos\":2}'><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/02\/kimora-lee-simmons-wants-russell-last-name-dropped\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:d41c6f83-4d6f-414b-8ca2-7b3cdfde9127\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"related-article\",\"pos\":1}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3a\/16by9\/2026\/02\/27\/3a908af4766747adbe3ed2d305e61220_xs.jpg\" alt=\"russell. simmons tim leissner kimora lee\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Kimora Lee Simmons Wants To Drop Russell&#8217;s Last Name<br \/>\n                      <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/15\/kimora-lee-fires-back-russell-simmons-kids-claims\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:d41c6f83-4d6f-414b-8ca2-7b3cdfde9127\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"related-article\",\"pos\":2}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0e\/16by9\/2025\/12\/16\/0eb54ce700d348779efac9eceb8ce5df_xs.jpg\" alt=\"Russell Simmons Kimora Lee Simmons getty comp\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Kimora Lee Simmons Claps Back at Ex Russell Simmons Over Claims About Their Kids<br \/>\n                      <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/15\/kimora-lee-simmons-dababy-deny-sex-claims\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:d41c6f83-4d6f-414b-8ca2-7b3cdfde9127\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"related-article\",\"pos\":3}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/fe\/16by9\/2025\/12\/15\/fed3f039b4fc4ed7b69839c51b318f4a_xs.jpg\" alt=\"funkmaster-flex-kimora-lee-simmons-dababy-getty-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Kimora Lee Simmons &amp; 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