Kanye West’s ‘White Lives Matter’ controversy: Here is how Gigi Hadid, Hailey Bieber and extra reacted

Kanye West sparked controversy at Paris Vogue Week after the rapper wore a t-shirt that stated, “White Lives Matter.” The rapper wore the t-shirt for his model’s presentation on the Vogue Week which drew criticism from many together with style editor and stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson who was in attendance who known as out the rapper for a similar.

After Gabriella Karefa-Johnson shared her ideas on social media concerning her concern with West together with “White Lives Matter” attire within the present, the rapper reacted with an internet assault on Karefa-Johnson as he took potshots at her in a number of now-deleted posts. Kanye’s social media posts acquired flak from a number of fashions and folks from the style business together with Vogue journal that launched an announcement in help of Karefa-Johnson. 

Gigi Hadid calls Kanye West a ‘bully’

Gigi Hadid was among the many first celebrities to name out Kanye for his posts criticising Karefa-Johnson concerning her views on his controversial attire. Hadid taking to her Instagram tales. The mannequin slammed West referring to him as a “bully” as she got here to Gabriella’s defence. Hadid wrote, “As if the “honor” of being invited to your present ought to maintain somebody from giving their opinion ..? Lol. You are a bully and a joke.”

Hailey Bieber’s response

One other mannequin who voiced her help for Karefa-Johnson was Hailey Bieber who didn’t point out Kanye in her submit however merely wrote phrases of admiration for the style author who was harshly criticised by West. Bieber in her phrases of help for Gabriella wrote, “My respect for you runs deep my pal!”

Jodie Turner-Smith slams ‘pretend’ Kanye

Jodie Turner-Smith known as Kanye West “pretend” and “disgusting” over his “White Lives Matter” t-shirt. The 36-year-old mannequin shared an Instagram story the place she re-shared a submit from West’s account that learn, “WHEN I SAID WAR I MEANT WAR” and criticised the rapper’s remark saying he was attempting to “deliver individuals collectively”  as he posed carrying the controversial t-shirt. Turner-Smith known as out West saying, “Pretend and disgusting and embarrassing.”

Kanye West later additionally took to his Instagram account on later and known as Gabriella his “sister” whereas sustaining that the 2 met following the controversy and claimed that the duo “apologised” to one another. The rapper concluded by saying that whereas the duo disagreed not less than they each love “Ferdie and Vogue.”

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