Kim Kardashian Says She’s Reevaluating Relationship With Balenciaga After Controversial Campaign

Socialite Kim Kardashian, 42, broke the silence and spoke for the first time about the controversial Balenciaga campaign, which placed children next to teddy bears with sadomasochistic accessories. She, who has already done several campaigns with the brand, said she was unable to speak before because she was shaken.

“I’ve been quiet these last few days, not because I wasn’t disgusted and outraged by recent Balenciaga campaigns, but because I wanted an opportunity to speak with their team to understand for myself how this could have happened,” she began in her Stories.

Mother of four children, fruit of the relationship with rapper Kanye West, 45, the businesswoman asked that all campaigns that had her image related to Balenciaga be removed. “They understood the seriousness of the problem and will take the necessary steps to ensure that this never happens again.”

“Children’s safety must be held in the highest regard and any attempt to normalize child abuse of any kind should have no place in our society – period,” the post continued.

“As for my future with Balenciaga, I am currently re-evaluating my relationship with the brand, based on their willingness to accept responsibility for something that should never have happened – and the actions I hope to see them take to protect children. “