Wednesday 5 October 2022 04:12 AM Kanye WALKS BACK criticism of Vogue editor who called his White Lives Matter ... trends now
Kanye West on Tuesday insisted he had no issue with Vogue's contributing fashion editor, despite ridiculing her the day before when she expressed concern over his 'White Lives Matter' fashion show.
West, 45, caused uproar with Monday's show in Paris, which saw models striding down the catwalk in WLM shirts - seen as a repudiation of the Black Lives Matter movement.
His spokesman Jason Lee quit in protest at the provocative show, writing on Instagram that West was 'gaslighting black people and empowering white supremacy.'
'Very humble and thankful to Ye for the opportunity to work with him but that part of our relationship has come to an end,' he later wrote on his Instagram Story.
Gabriella Karefa-Johnson said the t-shirts were 'deeply offensive, violent and dangerous'.
West reacted with scorn, ridiculing her outfits online and saying she had no understanding of fashion.
Yet a day later, he insisted Karefa-Johnson was his 'sister' and said they had had a two-hour discussion about the issues raised.
Kanye West on Monday caused widespread anger
West is pictured in February with Jason Lee, his spokesman. Lee on Tuesday said he would no longer work with West following the WLM show
Gabriella Karefa-Johnson criticized West's WLM show, and was then attacked by the rapper
'GABBY IS MY SISTER,' the rapper wrote.
'IM NOT LETTING PEOPLE GO TO BED THINKING I DIDN'T MEET WITH GABRIELLE AT 5 PM TODAY FOR 2 HOURS THEN WE WENT TO DINNER AT FERDIE.'
West said that Vogue editor Anna Wintour asked Australian film director Baz Luhrmann to film their encounter.
'IT FELT LIKE SHE WAS BEING USED LIKE TREVOR NOAH AND OTHER BLACK PEOPLE TO SPEAK ON MY EXPRESSION,' said West, who in March was criticized by Noah.
Noah took issue with West's harassment of his ex-wife Kim Kardashian's then-boyfriend, Pete Davidson.
West in response called Noah a racial slur, and was banned from Instagram.
West on Tuesday said Karefa-Johnson told him she was not being used by Vogue to speak on their behalf, and condemn the WLM t-shirts.
'WE APOLOGIZED TO EACH OTHER FOR THE WAY WE MADE EACH OTHER FEEL WE ACTUALLY GOT ALONG AND HAVE BOTH EXPERIENCED THE FIGHT FOR ACCEPTANCE IN A WORLD THAT'S NOT OUR OWN,' he wrote.
'SHE DISAGREED I DISAGREED WE DISAGREED.'
West was angered on Monday when the influential stylist said she was deeply troubled by his show.
'I'm fuming ... collecting my thoughts,' she wrote, labeling West's actions 'indefensible behavior.'
She wrote that she was among those who 'suffered in that room' and was working through the 'trauma' of the experience.
West hits out at Vogue contributing editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson who called his season 9 collection of YZY 'offensive' and 'violent'
In a mocking tone, West specifically targets Karefa-Johnson's Timberland boots, which he says Vogue Editor in Chief Anna Wintour 'HAAAATES'
Karefa-Johnson shared some of her musings of disgust at the YZY season 9 show
She says she understands what West 'tried to do' with his most recent collection, but adds that it failed spectacularly and was instead a 'deeply offensive, violent, and dangerous' display
The Vogue contributing editor later explained that claiming to understand what West 'tried to do' with the collection did not mean she was excusing his behavior
