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Russell And Kimora Lee Simmons’ Daughter Aoki Lee Speaks Out About Anxiety And Online Trolls

Russell And Kimora Lee Simmons’ Daughter Aoki Lee Speaks Out About Anxiety And Online Trolls
Aoki Lee Simmons / Instagram
By Niki McGloster · Updated October 23, 2020

Being a teen on social media is tough. Though when you’re the daughter of not one but two celebrity parents, the internet can be doubly grueling and sometimes, downright cruel.

Aoki Lee, the 15-year-old daughter of Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee Simmons, recently opened up about online trolls and dealing with anxiety over being what people considered “not as pretty” as her 18-year-old sister, Ming Lee. The youngest Simmons made an emotional statement on her Instagram stories sharing how she felt insecure about her appearance.

“I used to be very picky about pictures and not really show my face and would often not post pictures of cool events or important moments because I didn’t like my smile or I was standing next to my beautiful sister,” she shared in the since expired message,  as E! News reports. “It’s easy to get insecure when your sister and mom are models.”

#AokiLeeSimmons opened up about consciously choosing to post more pictures of her face after not posting a lot because people would make her feel insecure about not being the "pretty sister" -- but y'all both fly sis!!😩😍🙌🏾 #MingLeeSimmons #KimoraLeeSimmons #RussellSimmons

A post shared by The Shade Room (@theshaderoom) on Jun 28, 2018 at 10:46am PDT

Nowadays, however, she just wants her pics to reflect the times where she’s happy.

“I’ve dealt with a lot of negativity on Instagram, comments saying I’m not as pretty as my big sister (who is the best by the way),” she added. “We all want to look nice in our photos but I’ve tried to let all of that go and just post pictures where I look happy or was actually having a good time. I try not to worry who I’m standing next to and just share good moments with you guys.”

Ming, who recently graduated from high school, reposted her little sister’s message, saying, “I literally aspire to be my sister.”

Currently, the Simmons sisters and their mom are living their best lives in Greece.

The land of myths and laughs and scorching sunshine 🌞

A post shared by Aoki Lee Simmons (@aokileesimmons) on Jun 28, 2018 at 9:37am PDT

 

“Except the blind forces of Nature, nothing moves in this world which is not Greek in its origin”~Sir Henry Maine

A post shared by Aoki Lee Simmons (@aokileesimmons) on Jun 28, 2018 at 9:51am PDT

 

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