Kim Kardashian says she is “re-evaluating” her working relationship with Balenciaga after the luxury fashion house featured children cuddling up to teddy bears dressed in sadomasochism gear in its latest ad campaign.
The founder of Skims and star of her own reality show, who has been an ambassador for the brand, broke her silence on Sunday (27) after receiving a barrage of messages from fans and commentators urging her to denounce the brand.
In comments posted on her social media, Kardashian said she waited to speak “not because I wasn’t disgusted and outraged by recent Balenciaga campaigns, but because I wanted an opportunity to speak with his team to understand for myself how this could have happened.” .”
She went on to say that, as a mother, she was “shaken by the disturbing images”.
Kim’s statement comes days after the company pulled the controversial campaign, shot by photographer Gabriele Galimberti and part of a project called “Toy Stories”, and posted an apology on its Instagram page.
“We sincerely apologize for any offense our holiday campaign may have caused,” the statement said.
“Our stuffed tote bags should not have been featured with children in this campaign. We immediately removed the campaign from all platforms.”
Galimberti told CNN in a statement on Wednesday (23) that the direction and filming of the “Toy Stories” campaign was out of their hands, claiming that they “did not have the right in any way to choose the products, nor the models, nor the combination thereof. ”
Balenciaga released yet another statement on Instagram apologizing for displaying “disturbing documents” after a separate campaign featuring documents from a US Supreme Court case related to child pornography laws went viral. The company added that it plans to take “legal action against the parties responsible for creating the set and including unapproved items.”
Galimberti said he had “no connection with the photo where a document from the Federal Supreme Court appears”.
Last month, Balenciaga severed ties with Kardashian’s ex-husband, rapper Kanye West, amid ongoing fallout from his anti-Semitic and controversial comments.
THE CNN reached out to Kering, Balenciaga’s parent company, and Kardashian’s reps for further comment.
(Posted by Carolina Farias)
Source: CNN Brasil
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