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In light of Kanye West’s recent controversies, Balenciaga has severed their work partnership with the rapper.
“Balenciaga has no longer any relationship nor any plans for future projects related to this artist,” Kering — the parent company of the fashion brand — told Women’s Wear Daily in a Friday, October 21, statement.
The “Heartless” rapper, 45, has long worked with the French fashion house, most recently opening their summer 2023 show during Paris Fashion Week earlier this year. Balenciaga’s creative director, Demna, also collaborated with West on his Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga line.
The Chicago native’s fashions made headlines earlier this year after he decided to end his Yeezy brand’s partnership with Gap, alleging the retailer did not abide by their agreement over distribution plans.
“While we share a vision of bringing high-quality, trend-forward, utilitarian design to all people through unique omni experiences with Yeezy Gap, how we work together to deliver this vision is not aligned. And we are deciding to wind down the partnership,” Mark Breitbard, the president and CEO of Gap Brand, told CNN in a September statement.
Breitbard added: “Yeezy Gap was launched to be a disruptive, highly creative endeavor – one that’s challenged us to think and operate differently, attracted new, younger and more diverse customers. We will take the new, hyper-entrepreneurial ways of working we learned through this process with us as we move forward.”
The “Stronger” performer’s Yeezy changes came shortly before his sartorial controversy, in which he and Candace Owens wore “White Lives Matter” shirts during Paris Fashion Week.
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Kanye West is sharing his thoughts about recent co-parenting issues he seems to have faced. The rapper, who recently revealed his admiration for Bad Bunny, explained during a recent interview that his former mother-in-law, Kris Jenner, is trying to turn his daughter Chicago “into a problem.”This is not the first time the singer and his ex-wife Kim Kardashian face co-parenting issues, as Khloé Kardashian recently defended her sister Kim against Kanye’s allegations.This time Kanye admitted that he is worried about his 4-year-old daughter and even took a moment to talk about their new reality show ‘The Kardashians,’ streaming on Hulu.“Chicago is either gonna be a blessing or she gonna be a problem,” Kanye said, adding that he is concerned “as a father.” He continued, “I feel like Hulu, and I feel like Kris are trying to turn her into a problem.”Kanye previously said that he did not want Kris to advise his kids on future career decisions, in reference to Kim and Kylie Jenner’s cover of Playboy magazine.“Don’t let Kris make you do playboy like she made [Kylie] and Kim do,” he said.
Kim Kardashian is placing her focus on co-parenting her and Kanye «Ye» West's four children following his polarizing appearance at Paris Fashion WeekA source tells ET that Kim is doing her best to co-parent their children — North, 9, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4 and Psalm, 3 -- in a safe way.«Kim has not spoken to Kanye,» the source said. «She is doing her best to co-parent with him in a safe way for her children.»The last week has seen a firestorm of controversy for the 45-year-old rapper, who not only made headlines after his latest Yeezy presentation but for the series of subsequent social media tirades that followed, including barbs aimed at his ex. Amidst it all, Kanye has even stepped out with a new woman on his arm. While he was previously linked to model Candice Swanepoel, the source said that relationship has «fizzled out,» with Ye moving on to another runway darling — Brazilian model Juliana Nalú.«Things between Kanye and Candice fizzled out, but it was never serious to begin with,» the source shared.
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In light of Kanye West’s controversial comments about individuals of Jewish faith, Instagram has restricted the rapper’s account — and many celebrities are backing the company.
Kim Kardashian is showing some subtle support as Kanye «Ye» West remains embroiled in controversy. The reality star posted an adorable video over the weekend, showing two of the former couple's young children singing their dad's song with XXXTENTACION, «True Love.» In the clip, Psalm West, 3, sweetly croons the song from the back seat of a car while big sister Chicago West, 4, corrects him on some of the lyrics. The endearing moment comes amid a firestorm of controversy for the 45-year-old rapper, who made headlines for hispolarizing appearance at Paris Fashion Week and a series of subsequent social media tirades that included barbs aimed at his ex. Among them: an allegation that he was kept from seeing Chicago on her birthday. A post shared by Kim Kardashian (@kimkardashian)Kim filed for divorce from Kanye in February 2021.
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Kim Kardashian is showing some subtle support as Kanye «Ye» West remains embroiled in controversy. The reality star posted an adorable video over the weekend, showing two of the former couple's young children singing their dad's song with XXXTENTACION, «True Love.» In the clip, Psalm West, 3, sweetly croons the song from the back seat of a car while big sister Chicago West, 4, corrects him on some of the lyrics. The endearing moment comes amid a firestorm of controversy for the 45-year-old rapper, who made headlines for hispolarizing appearance at Paris Fashion Week and a series of subsequent social media tirades that included barbs aimed at his ex. Among them: an allegation that he was kept from seeing Chicago on her birthday. A post shared by Kim Kardashian (@kimkardashian)Kim filed for divorce from Kanye in February 2021.
In light of Kanye West’s controversial comments about individuals of Jewish faith, Instagram has restricted the rapper’s account.
Kanye «Ye» West is not backing down. After Gigi Hadid called the 45-year-old rapper and designer a «joke» in light of his controversial White Lives Matter shirts and subsequent attack on editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, West fired back multiple times at the 27-year-old supermodel. In a new Instagram post, West shared a screenshot of an additional comment from Hadid calling out West for bending the truth about his on-off friendship with the late designer Virgil Abloh. In the comment, Hadid wrote, «Even people who knew him for a percentage of the time knew Kanye did not treat V like a friend.