Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LL Cool J found love with his wife, Simone I. Smith, when they were teenagers. The rapper and host of the 2025 MTV Video Music ...

LL Cool J rapped about needing love, and he found it with his wife, Simone I. Smith. The rapper, actor and host of the 2025 MTV VMAs has been with Smith since he was a teenager. The pair first met in ...

LL Cool J's wife Simone I. Smith celebrated their 30th anniversary on Instagram with a throwback photo, which appeared to taken during the early stages of their romance She also reflected on what she ...

The couple looked loved up in their matching outfits in support of his hosting gig at the awards show LL Cool J and Simone I. Smith stepped out for a rare red carpet appearance in coordinating looks ...

Simone Smith and LL Cool J (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Featureflash Photo Agency) As Minority Health Month draws to a close, the significant health disparities affecting Black communities remain ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Simone I. Smith, founder of Simone I. Smith Jewelry. It has been edited for length and clarity. Earlier this year, I spoke with middle schoolers ...

LL Cool J’s wife shared a heartfelt Instagram post on their 30th anniversary, calling marriage “not for the weak” but for “the faithful.” London Jennn • Aug 9, 2025 @ 11:00 AM LL Cool J Simone Smith ...

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Rapper LL Cool J and his wife Simone I. Smith have one of the longest and strongest marriages in Hollywood. The couple met in 1987 as teenagers, when LL had just started making a name for himself in ...

“We’ve laughed, cried, prayed, forgiven, and grown—together. We did the work, and God did the rest," Smith said Kimberlee Speakman is a Writer-Reporter on the News team at PEOPLE, covering Weekends.