How Kimora Lee Simmons Reacted to Daughter Aoki Lee’s “Shocking” Romance With Man 44 Years Older

How Kimora Lee Simmons Reacted to Daughter Aoki Lee’s “Shocking” Romance With Man 44 Years Older

Kimora Lee Simmons was thrust into the fab fast lane when she found out about her daughter’s love life. 

The Baby Phat founder detailed her reaction to learning that her and ex-husband Russell Simmons‘ 23-year-old daughter Aoki Lee Simmons sparked a brief romance in 2024 with restauranteur Vittorio Assaf, who is 44 years her senior. 

For Kimora, she was particularly overwhelmed to discover the news when photos of Aoki and Vittorio, 65, packing on PDA in St. Barths began circulating online. 

“It went from 0 to 100 really quick, and I was like, ‘Aoki, I didn’t even know this was a thing,'” she recalled during a Dec. 8 appearance on Amanda Hirsch‘s Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast. “I found out when the world found out. So that was what was so shocking.”

Kimora went on to admit that she wasn’t the biggest fan of the pairing—especially since she’s had similar dating experiences of her own. 

“Having gone through not exactly the same but similar—that big age-gap relationship, let’s just call it that,” she continued, “I do think it’s predatorial.”