LL Cool J reveals key to successful marriage with Simone Smith

LL Cool J and wife, Simone l. Smith, have shared the secret to a successful marriage.

The couple, who recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary, have worked hard to maintain their relationship, and the Around The Way Girl opened up about it in a conversation with PEOPLE.

'Having a couple TV's doesn't hurt,' LL COOL J, 57, told PEOPLE ahead of the 2025 MTV VMAs, which he hosted in September.'

A couple of TVs goes a long way,' he adds.

'Because I might not want to watch reality all day long. I might want to watch a documentary or something so she could go watch reality, I can go in there and watch a documentary.'

'This was, the rapper says,' everybody's happy.' 

'On a much more serious note, however, the foundation of their relationship is 'mutual respect.'

'Just mutual respect. Keep it simple. That's all,' he says.

His comments comes after LL Cool J-real name James Todd Smith and his wife made a stylish appearance in coordinating hounds tooth outfits. The month prior, the pair marked their 30th wedding anniversary with a sweet Instagram post.

In the caption, Smith wrote: '30 years of marriage today. All glory to our Lord and savior Jesus the Christ!'

For context LL Cool J married Smith in 1995 and they share four children.