Australian Ben Simmons slammed over new romance
THE Australian NBA star is facing accusations from the angry brother of his former girlfriend, after reports emerged about just how quickly he moved on from one high profile celebrity relationship to another.
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AUSSIE basketballer Ben Simmons has been embroiled in a bitter Twitter stoush after being revealed as Kendall Jenner’s new man.
The 21-year-old’s dating life has become page one news with word the Philadelphia 76ers player is now dating Jenner coming from New York Post’s Page Six column this week.
Hours after the news broke, Simmons’ was slammed with a barrage of criticism on social media, led by the brother of ex girlfriend, Tinashe.
Kudzai Kachingwe accused Simmons of cheating on his pop star sister.
“Never met you before in my life. days after u break my sis heart u do this … ppl all lied on her talking fake news about my sis *doing Kardashian shit * u cheat on her w a Jenner.”
this my grandma man... twitter is such a mean place sadly. love u grandma https://t.co/mNC3PCaApA
— kudi (@kudikaching) May 29, 2018
The tweet was shared thousands of times with Kachingwe claiming his sister and Simmons only “broke up” on Monday.
“Sorry for blowing up y’all twitter everyone. it was actually the only way to defend my sister against all this bullshit. and i’m prolly gonna be fighting some n***** from philly for another couple hours so if y’all mute me don’t worry, it’s all good.”
Page Six sources claim Melbourne born and Newcastle raised Simmons has been dating Jenner, 22, for weeks.
The pair have been seen together twice over the past week, once in New York and again having lunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles.
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Getting tied up with Jenner could be a risky move for the Aussie. The Kardashian-Jenner sisters have often joked about the family curse in which men who have dated members of the clan have had serious falls from grace.
Serial NBA dater Khloe Kardashian’s ex Tristan Thompson, who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers, was recently embroiled in a cheating scandal, while her ex-husband Lamar Odom suffered a suspected drug overdose while visiting a brothel.
Kim Kardashian left her first husband Kris Humphries (also a basketballer) red-faced when she filed for divorce after just 72 days, while Kim’s husband Kanye West is having a very public personal meltdown.
Simmons is now apparently at risk of the “Kardashian curse”.
“The Kardashian curse is every male figure that comes and dates a Kardashian. Their life kind of just goes downhill after that,” Kylie Jenner said in a June 2016 episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.