Aoki Lee’s romantic spree with a man more than twice her age was one of the hottest celebrity stories in 2024 that had set off a firestorm of headlines and debates. Aoki, who was only 21 years old last year, set the tabloids abuzz from the moment she was spotted with Vittorio Assaf, a 65-year-old restaurateur whom she had met in St. Barths. With a glaring age gap of 44 years, fans were curious to know what Aoki’s parents thought about the eyebrow-raising relationship.
And now, her mom, Kimora Lee Simmons, is finally speaking out about how she felt about Aoki’s viral romance with a man old enough to be her grandfather. Calling her reaction ‘disappointed’ doesn’t come close, but Kimora chose to bite her tongue for a very specific reason.
Kimora found out about Aoki’s romance when the world did
