NEW YORK (AP) — Kimora Lee Simmons has broken her public silence on the mounting sexual misconduct allegations against her former husband, Russell Simmons, offering a ringing defense of his character.

Kimora Lee Simmons took to Instagram to say that she's known Russell Simmons for over 25 years and "These allegations against him are nothing like the person I have known in all that time."

At least six women have leveled rape allegations against the music mogul. Russell Simmons, a co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, has denied all the allegations. He has resigned from his businesses and HBO recent...