{"id":39928,"date":"2025-12-10T01:45:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T01:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=39928"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:36:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:36:53","slug":"why-did-kimora-lee-simmons-get-arrested-in-2004-as-mugshot-emerges-on-back-in-the-fab-lane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/12\/10\/why-did-kimora-lee-simmons-get-arrested-in-2004-as-mugshot-emerges-on-back-in-the-fab-lane\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did Kimora Lee Simmons get arrested in 2004 as mugshot emerges on Back In The Fab Lane?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The internet is gagging over Kimora Lee Simmons\u2019 2004 mugshot popping up on her new <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/12\/01\/a-brain-scan-has-just-scientifically-proven-that-kim-kardashian-has-low-brain-activity\/\">E! show<\/a> Back In The Fab Lane, and honestly, it\u2019s kind of iconic.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh-faced, green tee, full smile\u2026 it\u2019s giving booked and busy&#8230; literally.<\/p>\n<p>But behind the now-viral photo is a very real run-in with the law that happened when she was still married to Russell Simmons and running Baby Phat at its peak.<\/p>\n<p>So what actually went down back in the day, and how did it all end for Kimora? Let\u2019s rewind the fab lane a little.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"635\">Kimora Lee Simmons has a mugshot?!<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DR7Y1hTFdIN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DR7Y1hTFdIN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by E! Entertainment (@eentertainment)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"637\" data-end=\"972\">Yes, she does. And it\u2019s been living online for years.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"637\" data-end=\"972\">The photo comes from a July 26, 2004, arrest in Saddle River, New Jersey. Kimora was stopped by local police near the Simmons family\u2019s estate.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"637\" data-end=\"972\">The mugshot shows her holding a Saddle River Police Department placard with the date and \u201cBergen County, NJ\u201d clearly visible.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"974\" data-end=\"1345\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2004\/07\/29\/weed-it-and-smile-pot-bust-kimora-all-grins\/\">New York Post<\/a> report from the time stated that &#8220;she was spotted driving erratically and ignored a patrol car\u2019s flashing lights for nearly two miles&#8221; before her arrest.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1544\">Now, with Back In The Fab Lane, Kimora is leaning in and revisiting the moment on camera, even joking about how &#8220;cute&#8221; the mugshot is in a sneak peek clip.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"792\">What happened in 2004?<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kimora Lee, arrested for possession of marijuana, 2004. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YjtFNt3Mmt\">pic.twitter.com\/YjtFNt3Mmt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 $ (@2000sphase) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2000sphase\/status\/1485784164855132160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"2446\">In July 2004, Kimora Lee Simmons was stopped near her Saddle River, New Jersey home after police said she was driving erratically.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"2446\">When the vehicle was searched, officers found a small amount of marijuana, which led to her being arrested and charged with eluding police, possession of marijuana, careless driving and operating a vehicle while in possession of a controlled substance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"2446\">The incident caused a stir at the time because Kimora was already a hugely recognisable figure. She was a former model, Baby Phat fashion powerhouse and married to hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, so the story went everywhere faster than her runway strut.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"2446\">Fortunately for her, the legal drama didn\u2019t drag on forever.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"2446\">In 2005, Kimora entered a deal with prosecutors in Bergen County. She pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of careless driving and was accepted into a pre-trial intervention program designed for first-time non-violent offenders.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"2446\">She received six months\u2019 probation with the agreement that once successfully completed, the remaining charges would be dismissed, per <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/article\/kimora-gets-six-months\">British Vogue<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like\u00a0<\/i><a 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