It looks like Kim Kardashian isn’t the only person who has had enough of her ex these days. Paris-based fashion house Balenciaga has ended ties with rapper Kanye West following a recent run of controversial statements, including an outburst denounced as anti-Semitic, according to fashion news site WWD. Here’s what you need to know.
“Balenciaga has no longer any relationship nor any plans for future projects related to this artist,” Balenciaga’s parent company Kering told WWD. It follows weeks of particularly erratic behavior from West – now known as Ye.
Balenciaga Cuts The Cord On Their Working Relationship With Kanye West
He made a surprise appearance earlier this month for his brand Yeezy at Paris Fashion Week, sporting the controversial slogan White Lives Matter, widely considered a racist response to the Black Lives Matter movement. The 45-year-old artist then lashed out on social media against former colleagues and friends and a leading fashion journalist who criticized the move, including Kering boss Bernard Arnault.
West had already broken off his partnership with Gap last month, with both sides saying they were no longer pulling in the same direction. Adidas announced earlier this month that it was putting its own tie-up with Kanye “under review.”
Ye appeared as a model in Balenciaga’s most recent Paris show last month, wearing a military-style outfit in a mud pit. Images of him from the show were no longer visible on the Balenciaga website on Thursday. The rapper has a long-running relationship with Balenciaga’s creative director Demna, and they launched a tie-up line of clothing earlier this year. The rapper-turned-mogul has been open about having a bipolar disorder. A recent Netflix documentary, Jeen-Yuhs, laid bare his ongoing mental health problems.
Earlier this week, he announced he was buying conservative social media platform Parler. “In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves,” he said.
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