‘Vogue’ Will No Longer Work With Kanye West After Controversies

Following Kanye West’s current controversies, Vogue has lower its ties with the Yeezy designer.

Neither the outlet nor editor-in-chief Anna Wintour have future intentions to work with West, 45, once more, a spokesperson for the journal advised Web page Six in a press release on Friday, October 21.

The Chicago native had a protracted historical past with the 72-year-old trend icon, stemming from his first Met Gala invitation forward of the 2009 profit. 5 years later, West and ex-wife Kim Kardashian made their Vogue debut once they posed on the journal’s cowl following their Italian wedding ceremony. (The now-exes cut up in February 2021 and have been declared legally single one 12 months later.) Wintour has even attended quite a few Yeezy trend exhibits, sitting within the entrance row, by means of the years.

Whereas neither Vogue nor the style journalist have addressed how they plan to stop their working relationship with West, it comes shortly after the Grammy winner’s Paris Vogue Week controversy. Earlier this month, West and Candace Owens wore “White Lives Matter” shirts at his Yeezy present, sparking criticism from Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin), Gigi Hadid and Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson.

“I do sure issues from a sense, I simply channel the vitality. It simply feels proper. It’s utilizing a intestine intuition, a reference to God and simply brilliance,” the “Heartless” rapper defended his sartorial decisions throughout a Fox Information’ Tucker Carlson Tonight look on October 6. “Individuals, they’re in search of a proof and [they] say, ‘Nicely, as an artist you don’t have to offer a proof,’ however as a pacesetter, you do. So, the reply to why I wrote ‘White Lives Matter’ on a shirt is as a result of they do. It’s the plain factor.”

Sean “Diddy” Combs, for his half, was equally upset by West’s actions and provided to have a face-to-face dialog to deal with its problematic messaging. West was not desirous about compromising on the time, sharing a string of anti-Semitic messages in retaliation.

Whereas West has since deleted his posts, each Instagram and Twitter restricted his accounts earlier than he ultimately issued an apology.

“I’ll say I’m sorry for the those who I harm with the ‘dying con’ 0,” the musician mentioned throughout a Wednesday, October 19, look on Piers Morgan Uncensored. “I really feel like I triggered harm and confusion. And I’m sorry for the households of the those who had nothing to do with the trauma that I had been by means of, and that I used my platform the place you say harm folks harm folks. I used to be harm.”

West’s controversial behaviors have since triggered repercussions for his trend enterprise. Balenciaga — who labored with the “Stronger” artist on a Yeezy Hole collaboration — introduced on Friday that they’ll “now not” have a relationship or full future tasks with West.

The document producer’s Yeezy line has additionally partnered with Adidas, although the model has but to publicly converse out in regards to the controversy. David Schwimmer, for his half, has demanded that the footwear model lower its ties with West as effectively.

“Now what @adidas,” the Mates alum, 55, wrote through Instagram Story on Friday, sharing a screenshot of West. “Be a part of me and the Anti-Defamation League in demanding @adidas #RunAwayFromTheHate.”

West has not publicly addressed his altering enterprise relationships.