No longer able to fight the recurring break-up rumors that have plagued them for months, Kimora Lee Simmons has announced that she and African heartthrob Djimon Hounsou, have called it quits.

This summer, even her ex-husband, Russell Simmons, jumped in to deny any troubles with the couple after speculation escalated; the business mogul claimed he had to “set the record straight.”

According to a spokesperson for the couple, they have not only been split for months, they never legalized their West African marriage in the United States.

“Djimon Hounsou and Kimora Lee Simmons have officially separated after 5½ years,” the actor’s rep said. “Though never married, they have one child together, Kenzo Lee Hounsou, who is 3½ years old.”