The reported relationship first became public after photograph emerge of them kissing in St. Barts .
Well, that was fast.
According to reports,Aoki Lee Simmonsand Vittorio Assaf have broken up — less than a week after they were first linked.
If you missed it, news of their reported relationship broke on Friday after Page Sixpublishedphotos of the 21-year-old model kissing the 65-year-old Serafina Restaurant Group founder in St. Barts.
“Aoki and Vittorio are spending time together and enjoying each others' company,” an insidertoldPeople at the time.
The source also told the outlet that Aoki had met Vittorio in St. Barts — where she and her family are apparently known to travel.
But now, just four days after those reports emerged, multiple outlets, includingPeople,Entertainment Tonight, andPage Six, have reported that the pair have split.
“Aoki and Vittorio are no longer seeing each other,” one source toldEntertainment Tonight. “Their relationship is done, and it was barely anything to begin with.”
A source also told People it really “was never a thing.” “Aoki is learning to navigate her private life in a public sphere. And that can be difficult,” the source said. “However, Kimora was concerned to see her daughter in that kind of relationship due to what she herself went through.”
Although the source didn’t clarify, they appeared to be talking about Kimora’s relationship with Russell Simmons. She reportedlymetthe music executive when they were 17 and 35, respectively. Although some have speculated that they started dating soon after, Russell has said they didn’t begin a relationship until Kimora turned 18. The pair married in 1998 and welcomed two daughters, Aoki and Ming, 24, before divorcing in 2006.
Last year, KimoraaccusedRussell of beingverbally abusiveto their daughters and “abusive” to all women in his life. Russell had previously beenaccusedof sexual misconduct by over a dozen women. He has repeatedly denied the allegations against him.
Kimora herself has not directly commented on Aoki’s relationship with Vittorio, but she shareda cryptic poston Instagram shortly after the news broke. You can see ithere.
BuzzFeed has also get hold of out to reps for Aoki and Kimora for scuttlebutt on the latest report — we ’ll let you know if we hear back .
