Russell and Kimora Lee Simmons mocked for supporting daughter Aoki, 21, kissing Vittorio Assaf, 65

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Kimora Lee Simmons and her ex-husband Russell Simmons had two completely different 'reactions' following the recent sighting of their daughter Aoki Lee Simmons, 21, kissing her much older boyfriend.

Aoki's parents appeared to react on Instagram the day after their daughter was spotted kissing 65-year-old Serafina Restaurant Group founder Vittorio Assaf, disregarding their age gap of 44 years.

Kimora Lee Simmons apparently responded with cryptic post

The former fashion model appeared to have responded in response to the PDA images of her 21-year-old daughter Aoki kissing millionaire restaurateur Vittorio obtained by Page Six on Friday, April 5.

Late on Friday night, Kimora posted a since-deleted video of a mother panda bear frantically snatching her kid in her teeth and sprinting to a platform on her Instagram Story.

The mother flung her cub forcefully over a wooden railing, not even trying to be nice as the little one dangled helplessly. "On my last nerve right now!" Kimora, 48, wrote over the clip, per Daily Mail.

Russell Simmons sends daughter Aoki touching message after PDA images

Regarding Kimora's former husband—with whom she was married from 1998 to 2009—the 66-year-old Def Jam Recordings co-founder offered a heartfelt note about his "unconditional love" for daughter Aoki along with an old photo of the two from June 2022.

"Throw back from last fathers day nyc …bode bikram yoga express class .. vegan lunch cryotherapy vitamin drip … all around amazing day ❤️ @aokileesimmons love you always im always waiting for any call any time ❤️," Russell wrote as the caption for the Saturday, April 6, Instagram post.

Russell recounted their "all-around amazing day" on Father's Day last year and they had an action-packed day that included cryotherapy, a vegan lunch, and yoga.

Russell Simmons' fans in shock after he supported his daughter Aoki

The idea that the record executive might be okay with his daughter Aoki dating someone who is essentially his age was met with disbelief from many fans.

One commenter said, "Maybe it’s just me but the timing of this post is wrong," while another remarked, "Looks like she replaced you."

"She’s busy gettin the bag like her mom taught her," a third individual added.

One more stressed, "Russell! You over there being zen, stretching, and meditating. Meanwhile, your daughter is letting some man older than you get at her! Get back to your black daddy roots and let that old man know "not with your daughter". Cmon now. You ain't always been hollyweird. Wake up. Get yo child"

Aoki spotted kissing restaurateur Vittorio Assaf during beach outing

Vittorio and Aoki, one of Kimora's five kids from her three previous relationships, were having a romantic vacation in St Barts when the pictures of them sharing a kiss were taken.

The Serafina Restaurant Group co-founder not only shared a kiss but also swam in the gorgeous aqua water together and even took some steamy pictures of his younger partner.

The youthful model posted photos to Instagram during her trip to the Caribbean, excluding Vittorio. Aoki posted a slideshow where she stood in a multicolored bikini next to a big rock and wrote, "Girls (possibly mermaids!) on film."

Although Aoki has never publicly discussed her romantic relationships, she has yet to respond to the criticism. Meanwhile, Vittorio's marriage to model Charlotte Bonstrom ended in scandal, per Page Six.

She left him in 2021 to be with the ex-husband of her twin sister, Thierry Gillier. Vittorio and Charlotte were married for over 20 years and share two kids — Vittorio Jr, 21, and Valentina, 17.

The millionaire entrepreneur was recently linked to 22-year-old model Nya Gatbe in the summer of 2023.

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