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Russell and Kimora Lee Simmons’ daughter Aoki Lee Simmons has a new boo thing, and their seemingly steamy relationship has the internet split. The 21-year-old model has been stepping out with 65-year-old restaurateur Vittorio Assaf. And while some are wishing the couple well, their 44-year age gap is not sitting well with others.

Page Six got exclusive photos of Simmons and Assaf looking really cozy while smooching on the beach in St. Barts last week. Simmons, who graduated from Harvard at age 20, followed her mother into the fashion industry, modeling for well-known fashion houses including Michael Kors, Dolce & Gabbana and Kate Spade. Assaf is a co-founder of the Serafina Restaurant Group.

“Aoki and Vittorio are spending time together and enjoying each others’ company,” a source close to Aoki told PEOPLE.

In case you were wondering, this isn’t Assof’s first relationship with a twentysomething – or a Black woman for that matter. After he split with his ex-wife, former model Charlotte Bonstrom, when she had an affair with her twin sister’s ex-husband, Assaf started dating Sudanese model Nya Gatbel.

The comments have been crazy across social media. But we couldn’t help but get caught up in the conversation on @foreveralphanso’s TikTok post breaking down the situation.

A few people were just happy to see Simmons happy.

“I love this for her!!! Go girl!!!” wrote one commenter. 

But others definitely did not hide their disgust.

“The fact she’s dating someone older than her mom, her husband, and 1 year older than her own dad is sending me. The vomit be vomiting,” wrote one annoyed commenter.

And plenty of people couldn’t help but draw comparisons to the age difference between Simmons’ parents – Kimora was 17 when she met 35-year-old Russell. Like this commenter who wrote, “apple nuh fall far from the tree.😖😖😖😖😖😖.

We don’t know if Simmons and Assaf are in it for the long haul, but we can’t wait to watch and see what happens.