Editing DMX (section)

===Relationships and children===
[[File:01.DMX.DCS.WDC.28jul06.jpg|thumbnail|left|upright|DMX in July 2006]]
DMX was the father of 15 children from 9 different women.<ref name=curse>{{cite news | url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/05/dmxs-curse-tricked-into-smoking-crack-at-14-started-lifelong-addiction/ | title=DMX's 'curse': Tricked into smoking crack at 14… | first=Martha | last=Ross | work=[[Mercury News]] | date=April 5, 2021 | access-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410064025/https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/05/dmxs-curse-tricked-into-smoking-crack-at-14-started-lifelong-addiction/ | url-status=live }}</ref> He married his childhood friend Tashera Simmons in 1999.<ref name=bbcobituary>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56647793 | title=Obituary: DMX, the record-breaking rapper with bark and bite | work=[[BBC News]] | date=April 9, 2021 | access-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-date=April 13, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413141808/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56647793 | url-status=live }}</ref> They had four children together: Xavier (born 1992), Tacoma (born 1999), Sean (born 2002), and Praise Mary Ella (born 2005).<ref>{{cite web | title=DMX Kids: How Many Children Does the Rapper Have? | url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/dmx-kids-children/ | date=April 5, 2021 | first=Nolan | last=Strong | publisher=[[Heavy (website)|Heavy]] | access-date=April 9, 2021 | archive-date=April 9, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409194737/https://heavy.com/entertainment/dmx-kids-children/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2010, after his first of three incarcerations that year, Tashera announced their separation.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/v-exclusive-tashera-simmons-talks-living-dmx-infidelity-new-chapter-40708/ | title=V Exclusive: Tashera Simmons Talks Living With DMX, Infidelity & A New Chapter | work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | access-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410034233/https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/v-exclusive-tashera-simmons-talks-living-dmx-infidelity-new-chapter-40708/ | url-status=live }}</ref> They divorced in 2014<ref name=independentfinal>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/dmx-final-words-death-tashera-simmons-b1849914.html | title=DMX's ex-wife Tashera Simmons says his final words reassured her he wasn't afraid to die | work=[[The Independent]] | date= May 19, 2021 | access-date=July 22, 2022}}</ref> and remained friends,<ref name=bbcobituary/> although in 2016, Tashera accused DMX of missing his $10,000/month [[child support]] payment.<ref name=baby/>

DMX had a daughter, Sasha (born 2002), with Patricia Trejo.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.61530/title.dmxs-daughter-commemorates-her-father-with-heartfelt-post-my-twin-i-love-you | title=DMX'S DAUGHTER COMMEMORATES HER FATHER WITH HEARTFELT POST: 'MY TWIN, I LOVE YOU' | work=[[HipHopDX]] | date=April 12, 2021 | access-date=April 13, 2021 | archive-date=April 13, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413014125/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.61530/title.dmxs-daughter-commemorates-her-father-with-heartfelt-post-my-twin-i-love-you | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, Trejo sued DMX for $1&nbsp;million in unpaid child support. The case was settled in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.tmz.com/2013/12/28/dmx-baby-mama-settlement-passport-travel-europe/ | title=Settles $1M Child Support Case With Baby Mama | work=[[TMZ]] | date=December 28, 2013 | access-date=April 13, 2021 | archive-date=April 13, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413043136/https://www.tmz.com/2013/12/28/dmx-baby-mama-settlement-passport-travel-europe/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
 
DMX and Monique Wayne, a Maryland resident, fought over her claim that he was the father of her son born in 2004. She sued him for defamation and for child support.<ref name=vacates>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045300/judge-vacates-15-million-judgment-vs-dmx | title=Judge Vacates $1.5 Million Judgment Vs. DMX | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=May 23, 2008 | access-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410034233/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045300/judge-vacates-15-million-judgment-vs-dmx | url-status=live }}</ref> After genetic testing proved that DMX was the father, in January 2008, DMX was ordered to pay Wayne $1.5&nbsp;million, but a judge vacated the judgment in May 2008.<ref name=vacates/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/11/AR2008011103371.html |title=DMX Ordered to Pay $1.5 Million |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=January 11, 2008 |access-date=August 26, 2017 |archive-date=June 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627060347/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/11/AR2008011103371.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/13/AR2006101301529_pf.html |title=DMX: Call Him TBA Instead |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 14, 2006 |access-date=August 26, 2017 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021405/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/13/AR2006101301529_pf.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.today.com/popculture/judge-vacates-1-5-m-judgment-against-dmx-1C9414455 | title=Judge vacates $1.5 M judgment against DMX | date=May 22, 2008 | agency=[[The Associated Press]] | publisher=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] | access-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410034234/https://www.today.com/popculture/judge-vacates-1-5-m-judgment-against-dmx-1C9414455 | url-status=live }}</ref>

DMX also fathered a son and a daughter with Yadira Borrego. The son was 11 years old at the time of DMX's death, while the daughter's age was not known by the general public.<ref name=kids>{{Cite news | url=https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/dmx-kids-4367881/ | title=DMX's Kids: Everything To Know About His 15 Kids From Oldest To Youngest Following His Tragic Death | first=Julia | last=Teti | work=[[Hollywood Life]] | date=April 9, 2021 | access-date=April 11, 2021 | archive-date=April 11, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411184834/https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/dmx-kids-4367881/ | url-status=live }}</ref> He fathered another child with his fiancée Desiree Lindstrom on August 16, 2016.<ref name=kids/><ref name=baby>{{cite news |last=Ivey |first=Justin |title=DMX Welcomes His 15th Baby Into the World |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/dmx-welcomes-baby-into-world/ |work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |date=August 22, 2016 |access-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410034234/https://www.xxlmag.com/dmx-welcomes-baby-into-world/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mauli|first=Chad|date=2021-10-24|title=Woman Claims She Is DMX's 15th Child amid Estate Battle|url=https://allrapnews.com/news/dmx-15th-child-estate-battle/|access-date=2021-10-25|website=All Rap News|language=en-US|archive-date=October 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026000328/https://allrapnews.com/news/dmx-15th-child-estate-battle/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/dmx-welcomes-15th-child-find-out-the-babys-name-w435829/ | title=DMX Welcomes 15th Child: Find Out the Baby's Name | first=Rachel Paula | last=Abrahamson | work=[[Us Weekly]] | date=August 23, 2016 | access-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410051603/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/dmx-welcomes-15th-child-find-out-the-babys-name-w435829/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

DMX's final two children, twin boys, were born on December 5, 2019. Their mother is Pebbles Junell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bckonline.com/2021/04/25/meet-dmxs-twins-aidyn-and-kydn-simmons/|title=MEET DMX'S TWINS, AIDYN AND K'YDN SIMMONS|publisher=BCK Online|date=April 25, 2021|access-date=January 6, 2022|archive-date=January 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107035424/https://bckonline.com/2021/04/25/meet-dmxs-twins-aidyn-and-kydn-simmons/|url-status=live}}</ref>

DMX [[Intestacy|did not have a will]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hiphopwired.com/1047933/georgia-woman-claims-to-be-15th-child-of-dmx-in-estate-battle/ |title=Georgia Woman Claims To Be 15th Child Of DMX In Estate Battle |date=October 24, 2021 |access-date=October 24, 2021 |archive-date=October 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024170721/https://hiphopwired.com/1047933/georgia-woman-claims-to-be-15th-child-of-dmx-in-estate-battle/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As a result, legal battles ensued in probate courts following his death.