Kimora Lee Simmons Appeared To Respond To Reports Of Her 21-Year-Old Daughter Aoki Allegedly Dating 65-Year-Old Vittorio Assaf

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Kimora Lee Simmons shared a cryptic Instagram post amid reports that her daughter Aoki is dating businessperson Vittorio Assaf.

Kimora Lee Simmons with daughter Aoki
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If you missed it, yesterday, Page Six published photos showing Aoki, 21, and Vittorio, 65, kissing in St. Barts, revealing their alleged relationship for the first time.

Aoki Lee Simmons in a denim dress with sheer panels at a fashion event
Aoki Lee Simmons in a denim dress with sheer panels at a fashion event
Closeup of Vittorio Assaf
Closeup of Vittorio Assaf

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Vittorio cofounded Serafina Restaurant Group, if you're unfamiliar.

"Aoki and Vittorio are spending time together and enjoying each others' company," a source who purportedly knows Aoki told People.

Aoki Lee Simmons leaving an event
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The insider also claimed that the pair met during a trip to St. Barts, which is apparently one of the Simmons' favorite places to travel.

Vittorio Assaf and a woman standing behind a DJ booth
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Aoki seemed to address the news herself later on Instagram, joking that her phone had been blowing up amid the photos.

Aoki Lee Simmons lying on a couch

While she didn't say who'd been calling her, I'm gonna assume Kimora was one of them based on her own post.

Closeup of Kimora Lee Simmons
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The Baby Phat designer shared a video of an adult panda bear trying to control its cub, but the cub was more interested in exploring and doing its own thing. "On my last nerve right now!" Kimora captioned the post, along with a weary face emoji.

Screenshot from Kimora Lee Simmons's Instagram story

Kimora shares Aoki and another daughter, Ming Lee, 24, with her ex-husband Russell Simmons. They met when Kimora was 17 while Russell was 35. However, he has said that they didn't start dating until Kimora turned 18. The pair married six years later, in 1998, before splitting in 2006.

Kimora Lee Simmons, Aoki Lee Simmons, Ming Lee Simmons, and Russell Simmons on a step and repeat at a fashion event, smiling
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BuzzFeed previously reached out to reps for Aoki for comment, but did not hear back.