Kim Kardashian Allegedly Declined Balenciaga’s Campaign Offer After BDSM Child Ad Release
American socialite, media personality, and businesswoman. She first gained media attention as a friend and stylist of Paris Hilton, but received wider notice after the sex tape Kim Kardashian, Superstar, shot in 2003 with her then-boyfriend Ray J, was released in 2007, Kim Kardashian announced she’s ‘re-evaluating’ her future with Balenciaga, but it appears she’s made up her mind declining an offer from the brand, and ditching outfits she was set to wear at upcoming events.
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Sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell us the design house presented Kim an offer to do a 2023 Balenciaga campaign before the controversial child BDSM ads went live. We’re told once those ads went public, Kim made the decision to reject the offer even before releasing a statement on the issue, according to TMZ.
Not only that our sources say Kim had plans to wear Balenciaga outfits at events she’s attending in coming months, but she’s pulled the plug and contacted other designers for new options.
Kim took a lot of heat for not immediately denouncing Balenciaga’s campaign or announcing she was leaving the brand — but our sources say she’s not even locked into a contract with Balenciaga right now, and isn’t directly making money from the company.
As we reported, Balenciaga’s campaign using children models holding BDSM teddy bears in a photo shoot — along with prop legal docs referencing child porn — pissed off the public.
Kim responded to the controversy Sunday with a statement that said, in part, “As a mother of four, I have been shaken by the disturbing images. The safety of children must be held with the highest regard and any attempts to normalize child abuse of any kind should have no place in our society — period.”
She added,”As for my future with Balenciaga, I am currently re-evaluating my relationship with the brand, basing it off their willingness to accept accountability for something that should have never happened to begin with — & the actions I am expecting to see them take to protect children.”
Clearly, Balenciaga got Kim’s message and announced Monday, “We want to ensure that new controls mark a pivot and will prevent this from happening again. We are laying the groundwork with organizations who specialize in child protection and aims at ending child abuse and exploitation.”
Our sources say Kim does not have any plans to work with the brand in the future.
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Sources: TMZ
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