Djimon Hounsou Ex Seeks Contempt Over Child Travel

Djimon Hounsou faces a contempt of court petition from his ex-partner, Ri'za Marie Simpson. Simpson alleges Hounsou violated a court order requiring advance written notice for travel with their children. She claims she was only given about an hour and a half of notice before Hounsou planned to take their son and daughter from Georgia to California.

Simpson is asking a judge to hold Hounsou in willful contempt, citing the alleged violation of the custody agreement. She also requests that he cover her legal fees. The trip, she argues, is not in the children's best interest as it caused them to miss an entire week of their third week of school.

Hounsou had previously filed for joint legal and physical custody of their two children, born in 2022 and 2023. While Simpson agreed to shared legal custody, she sought primary physical custody due to Hounsou's employment and travel schedules. This filing follows an earlier incident where Simpson was arrested and charged with simple assault after allegedly punching Hounsou.