Balenciaga Ends Relationship With Ye After Antisemitic Posts
Kanye West wearing a Balenciaga mouthguard during Paris Fashion Week on Oct. 2.
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Kering SA’s Balenciaga fashion label said it has ceased working with rapper and designer Kanye West, who now goes by Ye.
“Balenciaga has no longer any relationship or any plans for future projects related to this artist,” a spokesperson for Kering said Friday in a statement to Women’s Wear Daily. Representatives for the company didn’t respond to requests for further comment.