09:22 AM EDT 05/01/2008
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Djimon Hounsou On His Homeless Past: A 'Meager Existence'
Originally posted 04/30/2008 10:45AM
Djimon Hounsou may now be enjoying Life in the Fab Lane with girlfriend and reality TV star Kimora Lee Simmons – but life wasn't always so glam for the In America and Blood Diamond Oscar nominee.
In the early 1980s, when he was in his teens, the African-born future model and actor was a homeless youth in Paris.
"I lived on the streets for some time – fighting for survival, searching out nothing more than my daily necessities for a meager existence," Hounsou, 44, told a U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday.
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Kimora: Djimon Has a Huge ... Billboard
Originally posted 03/20/2008 08:50AM
Kimora Lee Simmons is living large – and so is her boyfriend, Djimon Hounsou.
The fashion-designer-turned-reality-star spoke with PEOPLE at Wednesday's launch of her new fragrance, Fabulosity, and she good-naturedly gushed about the man in her life – and his new Calvin Klein billboard in Hong Kong.
"He's really big," Simmons, 32, said of Hounsou's underwear ad, which Calvin Klein's reps claims is the largest in Asia. "We were just there when it went up. Isn't it a great billboard?"
The Life in the Fab Lane star – who split from mogul Russell Simmons in 2006 and recently denied reports she's expecting – couldn't help but admire her beau's sleek physique (Hounsou is seen only in a pair of tightie whities). She boasted, "He's the biggest one in the world, honey."
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Kimora Lee Simmons & Djimon Hounsou Talk About Romance
Originally posted 01/16/2008 06:30PM
Kimora Lee Simmons, who split from husband Russell Simmons last year, wasn't looking for romance when she met actor Djimon Hounsou she last February, but she found it – and then some.
"I have a lot of hang-ups in life with men. I'm not very trusting," the model and fashion mogul says in an interview in the February issue of Harper's Bazaar. "After my breakup, I thought, I don't need anything. But now I have someone who has the heart, the soul, and the hotness."
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Russell Simmons Okay with Kimora & Djimon
Originally posted 03/06/2007 03:35PM
Russell Simmons says he's just fine with his estranged wife, Kimora Lee Simmons, spending time with Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou.
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Couples Watch
Originally posted 03/05/2007 06:00AM
• Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou and Kimora Lee Simmons, getting cozy all over Los Angeles. On Feb. 27, the pair whispered and stared at one another during a dinner at Beverly Hills eatery Mr. Chow. The following evening, they headed to West Hollywood's Il Sole, where "they were holding hands, being really sweet to one another," a source tells us. And on March 1, they hit hip West Hollywood lounge Winston's, where they were "lovey-dovey." The pair kissed and snuggled as they chilled at the hot spot. Hounsou was recently linked to Cameron Diaz after the pair were spotted at L.A.'s Hyde Lounge, but a rep for Diaz said the two were just friends. Simmons has been separated since last year from her husband, Phat Farm and Def Jam founder Russell Simmons.
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Cameron Diaz & Djimon Hounsou Get Cozy in L.A.
Originally posted 02/16/2007 05:20PM
Cameron Diaz was spotted getting cozy with Blood Diamond Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou at L.A.'s Hyde Lounge on Thursday.
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Costars Celebrate Oscar Nod with Group Hug
Originally posted 01/24/2007 08:00AM
A shivering Leonardo DiCaprio braved the London cold Tuesday night for the U.K. premiere for his film Blood Diamond, blowing his hands for warmth as he greeted fans by the red carpet.
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