Kimora Lee Says $93 Million US Wants From Tim Leissner Is Hers

Ex-Goldman banker was ordered to forfeit shares in Celsius
Lee, Leissner’s ex-wife, says almost 900,000 shares are hers

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By Patricia Hurtado

May 5, 2023 at 8:28 PM UTC

Updated on

May 5, 2023 at 10:21 PM UTC

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Kimora Lee, the former model and ex-wife of former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker Tim Leissner, claims that shares worth about $93 million that he was ordered to forfeit as part of his 1MDB guilty plea actually belong to her.

Lee asked a federal judge in Brooklyn, New York, on Friday to hold a hearing where she intends to establish she rightfully owns 892,732 shares in Celsius Holdings Inc., a fitness drink maker. She claims she purchased the shares with money she earned from her modeling career and her Baby Phat clothing line.