LL Cool J, Simone Johnson (PHOTOS) married 17 years. LL Cool J is currently married to Simone Johnson.

He has been in four celebrity relationships averaging approximately 4.3 years each. His marriage has lasted 17.0 years so far.

LL Cool J and Simone Johnson have four children: Najee, 20, Italia, 19, Samaria, 14, and Nina, 9.

In his memoir, “I Make My Own Rules,” the rapper-actor explained his marriage proposal: “I know it’s not romantic. I didn’t get down on one knee with a big ring and a poem. But what I said, I meant from my heart.” Go here for photos.

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