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How Kimora Lee Simmons Reacted to Daughter Aoki Lee's "Shocking" Romance With Man 44 Years Older

Kimora Lee Simmons describes her daughter Aoki's brief relationship with restaurateur Vittorio Assaf, 44 years her senior, as predatorial based on her own similar experiences.

  • On Dec. 8, Kimora Lee Simmons told Amanda Hirsch she called Aoki’s brief 2024 romance with Vittorio Assaf 'predatorial' on Not Skinny But Not Fat.
  • Last year, paparazzi photos in St. Barths showed 21-year-old Aoki Lee Simmons with 65-year-old Vittorio Assaf, and tabloids including Page Six and People rapidly circulated the PDA images over about a week.
  • Kimora Lee Simmons said she had known Assaf and implied 'his reputation probably precedes him,' adding she learned of the relationship 'when the world found out' despite embarrassment over paparazzi photos.
  • Four days after People reported the pair were together, sources said they had separated and an insider said 'it was never a thing,' intensifying family concern and public scrutiny for Aoki.
  • Citing personal history, Kimora Lee Simmons referenced her marriage to then-41-year-old Russell Simmons at 23 and said "living out your life in public" challenges the Simmons family as she lets her children learn from mistakes.
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The Source broke the news in on Monday, December 8, 2025.
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