Balenciaga’s has come under scanner after it sparked public outrage for their alleged pedophilic representation in their new campaign. Now, Kim has finally responded to Balenciaga’s new campaign, which has since been taken down.
The fashion brand’s Instagram handle shared a campaign of pictures which featured teddy bears in bondage gear. Naturally, that did not go well with the netizens and many lashed out at the brand for the poor choices. Some even claimed that Balenciaga's campaign pictures included a legal document mentioning 'virtual child p*rn' in the background as a prop.
The images were quite disturbing for the internet. Instantly, netizens called out Balenciaga for their representation of toys in the campaign that also had children in it.
Interestingly, Kanye West has also been vocal about the campaign, who was dropped out by the brand. Now, his former wife and mother of his four children has issued her statement about the brand’s latest disaster.
Reacting to the brand’s campaign, Kim shared that she has been shaken after seeing the disturbing images and declared that “any attempts to normalize child abuse of any kind should have no place in our society.”
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Kim shared a series of tweets as her official statement about Balenciaga’s campaign.
In one of her tweets, The Kardashian star said that she “appreciates” Balenciaga’s removal of the campaigns and issuing an apology. She also hinted at her future with the brand, but she did not clarify whether she is leaving the brand but mentioned, ‘re-evaluating her relationship’ with Balenciaga.
Meanwhile, netizens have opined that Kim Kardashian should directly cut off all ties with Balenciaga as soon as the campaign blew up. Gabriele Galimberti, the photographer who shot the campaign has been under fire for a long time. Currently, he is reeling under a lot of hate after the campaign went live.
Some said that he could have said no to shooting in the first place. The name of Lotta Volkova has surfaced as well.
As per the reports, Balenciaga issued an apology stating that they are taking legal actions against the parties responsible for creating the set and including unapproved items for their spring 23 campaign.
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