What is happening with Balenciaga ad scandal?
The IndependentStay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While Balenciaga’s Gift Shop campaign was criticised for featuring teddy bear bondage handbags, a separate Balenciaga photoshoot also received backlash for featuring Supreme Court documents on child pornography cases. “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.” open image in gallery Kim Kardashian and Salma Hayek at the Balenciaga show at Paris Fashion Week The Skims founder added that she’s 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 – and the actions I am expecting to see them take to protect children”. While appearing on Carlson’s show, conservative author Candace Owens claimed the “normalisation of paedophilia” and “child porn” in the Balenciaga campaign was a direct result of the transgender rights movement in the US. After posting its initial apology for the ad campaigns, Balenciaga posted a new statement this week “strongly condemning” child abuse and addressing the fallout over each of its controversial ad campaigns involving children.