Kimora Lee Simmons Slammed As Hypocrite For Seemingly Judging Daughter Aoki Over Hookup With 65-Year-Old 'Toad'

Kimora Lee Simmons is facing criticism on social media after saying she was "embarrassed" when she saw the photos of her 21-year-old daughter Aoki Lee Simmons kissing a 65-year-old man.

Aoki made headlines last month after she was photographed making out with restaurateur Vittorio Assaf on a beach on the Caribbean island of St. Barts.

On Friday, Kimora -- who shares Aoki and daughter Ming with ex Russell Simmons -- broke her silence on her daughter's brief dalliance with a man 44 years her senior.

"I don't think she had an anything," Kimora told TMZ when asked if she knew about Aoki's relationship at the time.

The fashion designer seemingly blamed Assaf for the debacle the PDA pictures caused.

"She's a young pretty girl, and I think, we don't think the toads we may kiss is going to be broadcasted," Kimora added. "And I personally feel a little bit like she was set up, which is why I try to teach the girls. There's definitely an age dynamic there."

She went on to admit that she felt "a little bit embarrassed" after first seeing the photos of Aoki and her much older beau.

However, Kimora said she will always support her daughter -- before throwing shade at Aoki's estranged father.

"But you know me, I'm definitely like, 'It is what it is, honey. Come on home, Mama's got your back. He ain't coming,'" Kimora told the outlet.

Social media users quickly reacted to Kimora's comments, with some claiming she was being hypocritical considering she began dating Russell when she was a teenager and he was in his mid-30s.

"Kimora, she's just like you!" one person commented on Instagram under Hollywood Unlocked's post about Kimora's comments.

"Girl. you [were] doing the same thing at her age. Apple [doesn't] fall far from the tree," another wrote.

A third comment read: "Speaking from experience, I see. [laughing emoji] She's like, 'Bless her heart for trying but we're gonna act like this didn't happen and move on.'"

Some also slammed her for seemingly blaming the whole thing on Assaf.

"Trying to make the man a predator when your adult Harvard-educated daughter made the decision to date him is diabolical," one Instagram user claimed.

"She was not set up. She [was] doing what her momma did and talks about all the time. Get the bag by any means. ... She is just not the one we expected this from. I thought she was the innocent one," another wrote.

Others, however, backed Kimora and praised her for always having her daughter's back.

"Kimora is gonna protect them kids as much as she can, believe that!" one person commented.

"I think the 'set up' she meant was the paparazzi conveniently there to catch him kissing her? That old man definitely called them to show off his young [girlfriend because] no paps has ever followed him or even her anywhere before this," another user alleged.

On April 5, Page Six published photos of Aoki sporting an olive-green bikini as she shared a kiss with Assaf, who wore just swim trunks.

Aoki appeared to address the photos on Instagram when she later posted a snap of herself seemingly thinking about something and wrote, "Err, well now I know why folks were calling me."

Kimora then seemingly shared her reaction to the sighting by sharing a clip of a mother panda bear looking annoyed as it held onto her cub with her mouth and ran.

"On my last nerve right now!" she wrote over the video.

Just days after the release of the photos, however, People reported that Aoki and Assaf decided to call it quits.

"Not only is it 'over', it was never a thing," an unnamed source told People at the time. "Aoki is learning to navigate her private life in a public sphere. And that can be difficult. However, Kimora was concerned to see her daughter in that kind of relationship due to what she herself went through."

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