Balenciaga scandal - update: Fashion brand issues apology after furious reaction to ad campaigns - The Independent

Author Ashley St Claire says that radical “don’t privation an apology” from Balenciaga.

“We privation to cognize each of the radical who produced, directed, and approved the photos promoting the intersexual maltreatment and exploitation of children,” she wrote connected Twitter. “Who and however galore radical approved the originative transportation and last ads?”

Peony Hirwani29 November 2022 08:32

Kanye West calls retired celebrities for not calling retired Balenciaga

Kanye West has called retired celebrities for not condemning Balenciaga for their caller advertisement campaign.

“We saw Adidas frost my accounts,” West, who legally changed his sanction to Ye, said. “We saw maine get debunked. If that tin hap to idiosyncratic similar me, what’s happening to each of America? What’s happening to each of the world?

“All the celebrities are controlled,” helium added. “You don’t spot nary celebrities talking astir the Balenciaga situation.

“Don’t fto [these celebrities] power you successful immoderate mode due to the fact that they’re controlled by the radical who truly power the world.”

Peony Hirwani29 November 2022 08:12

Oli London urges everyone to ‘keep up the unit connected Balenciaga'

Oli London has urged his fans to “keep up the unit connected Balenciaga and each personage associated with them”.

“We cannot let this ungraded to stroke implicit arsenic past week’s quality story,” they wrote connected Twitter. “Balenciaga has done thing unforgivable. Children are ineffable and precious. Never hide what they tried to normalise.”

Peony Hirwani29 November 2022 07:52

YouTuber Blair White condemns Balenciaga

YouTuber Blair White has deed retired astatine Balenciaga.

“If Balenciaga did thing that offended the LGBT community, each personage would person chopped ties instantly,” she wrote connected Twitter connected Monday (28 November). “They promoted kid porn and astir each personage is silent. Really makes you think, huh?”

In a abstracted tweet, White said that the marque is “cancelled” for her.

“I’ve spent thousands of dollars connected them, but present I’ll beryllium donating my items to the nearest stateless shelter.”

Peony Hirwani29 November 2022 07:32

Second apology admits responsibility and negligence

On Monday, Balenciaga issued a 2nd apology going into further item astir the 2 advertisement campaigns and attempting to explicate wherever mistakes were made:

The Independent’s Chelsea Ritschel has the details:

Oliver O'Connell29 November 2022 06:40

Who other is giving up the brand?

Journalist and writer Omid Scobie tweeted connected Sunday nighttime that helium had fixed distant each of the Balenciaga apparel helium owns.

“Got escaped of each my Balenciaga this weekend. I loved that marque but nary apology tin ever beryllium capable for what they fto happen. Cancelled for good,” helium tweeted.

The Finding Freedom writer aboriginal clarified erstwhile asked however helium had disposed of the clothes: “Charity shop. It would beryllium a discarded to trash oregon destruct items of worth that idiosyncratic other whitethorn privation (or privation to bargain and resell). Plus that’s what I’ve ever done with unwanted apparel (unless it’s a large portion — past I’ll usage Vestiaire).

Oliver O'Connell29 November 2022 04:40

What happened to Balenciaga?

In caller years, Balenciaga has go known for its arguable campaigns, personage ambassadors, and revolutionary design.

Here are the details.

Peony Hirwani29 November 2022 04:10

Balenciaga takes enactment against accumulation company

Balenciaga has not lone apologised for the ads but has besides filed a suit against the accumulation institution liable for a arguable advertisement run successful which tribunal documents from a Supreme Court sentiment connected kid pornography were visible.

The suit, which was filed connected 25 November successful the New York State Supreme Court, accuses accumulation institution North Six Inc – and its agent, Nicholas Des Jardins – of engaging successful “inexplicable acts and omissions” that were “malevolent or, astatine the precise least, extraordinarily reckless.”

Balenciaga is seeking $25m successful monetary damages.

Meredith Clark has the details.

Oliver O'Connell29 November 2022 03:40

Bella Hadid is not unsocial successful distancing herself from Balenciaga successful airy of the fallout from the arguable advertisement campaign.

Kim Kardashian has revealed that she is “re-evaluating” her narration with the luxury manner house.

“As a parent of four, I person been shaken by the disturbing images,” she said successful a societal media statement.

Peony Hirwani reports connected what other the Skims proprietor said.

Oliver O'Connell29 November 2022 02:40

Supermodel Bella Hadid deletes Instagram posts

Supermodel Bella Hadid appears to person deleted photos of her wearing apparel from Balenciaga’s outpouring 2023 run from her Instagram amid disapproval directed astatine the manner marque implicit 2 of its caller campaigns.

Oliver O'Connell29 November 2022 01:40