There have been rumblings of a Kimora Lee-Russell Simmons split for months, but the next issue of Us Weekly says the announcement will come in a matter of days. The mag names his alleged new girlfriend as model Denise Vasi, 23. “They enjoy doing yoga together,” says a source. (Is that what the kids are calling it these days?) Reps aren’t commenting, but an insider tells me the end is indeed near.

“You can be rich and not be famous. You can be famous and not be rich. But to be rich and famous is a special category all by itself.”

“I’m not used to having a boss. I’m the boss. I don’t need the money. I’m filthy f’ing rich!”

“I represent luxury”

“What kind of life am I setting up for her (her = daughters)?…It’s not just about making them, like, not be assholes, which is what I think any parent would do.”

“I will beat a bitch’s ass” (mentioned multiple times)

“I wear fur and if somebody throws shit on me I’m gonna whup your ass! I wish somebody would throw shit on me”

On getting busted for drugs, “It was P-O-T, I do believe, but it was not mine…It was a very tiny amount. Like $5. Believe you me, if I was buying, it wouldn’t look like that.”