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Kim Kardashianis speaking up aboutBalenciaga’s recent controversial ad campaign.
TheKardashiansstar, 42, whofrequently collaborates with Balenciaga, broke her silence Sunday after many accused the brand of sexualizing children in their recent holiday ad, which appears to show kids holding teddy bears dressed in bondage.
Kim Kardashian’s statement.Kim Kardashian Instagram
“Iappreciate Balenciaga’s removal of the campaigns and apology. In speaking with them, I believe they understand the seriousness of the issue and will take the necessary measures for this to never happen again,” Kardashian concluded in the statement, which was also shared to her Insta Story. Kardashian also said she would be “reevaluating my relationshipwith the brand.”
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Balenciaga reportedly wiped its social media activity clean after issuing an apology in response to the controversy and removing the images from all platforms on Tuesday, according toInsider.
“Wesincerely apologize for any offenseour holiday campaign may have caused. Our plush bear bags should not have been featured with children in this campaign,” the brand said in the statement, noting that they strongly condemn the “abuse of children in any form.”
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The shoot’s photographer Gabriele Galimberti issued an apology on Instagram, claiming he “was not entitled in whatsoever manner to neither chose[sic] the products, nor the models, nor the combination of the same.”
Meanwhile, Balenciaga hasfiled a $25 million lawsuitagainst production company North Six, Inc. and set designer Nicholas Des Jardins over the alleged inclusion of legal documents from a U.S. Supreme Court decision on child porn laws in photos from the campaign, according to theNew York Post.
source: people.com
