Gigi Hadidisn’t going to stand forKanye Westattacking one of her friends.
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In continuing with his tirade, West shared ascreenshotof a text message from someone who urges him to not “insult that writer,” presumably meaning Karefa-Johnson. West didn’t include a caption on the photo but Hadid quickly came to the defense of Karefa-Johnson, whom she’s worked with in the past, including onHadid’s March 2021Voguecover.
“You wish u had a percentage of her intellect,“Hadid wrote. “You have no idea haha…. If there’s actually a point to any of your s— she might be the only person that could save u. As if the “honor” of being invited to your show should keep someone from giving their opinion ..? Lol. You’re a bully and a joke.”
She further added in her Instagram Story that Karefa-Johnson is “one of the most important voices” in the fashion industry and could “school that disgraceful man.”
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Karefa-Johnson shared another Instagram Story on Monday evening further discussing her issue with West’s show, writing, “There is no excuse, there is no art here. I’m sorry I failed to make that clear — I thought I did. I do think if you asked Kanye, he’d say there was art, and revolution, and all of the things in that t-shirt.”
She also called West’s shirts “incredibly irresponsible and dangerous” before asking people to have grace for those who experienced the “trauma” in the room where he showed his collection.
Karefa-Johnson, who is currently the fashion director atGarage, as well as a contributor toVogueand a member of this year’sBoF500, initially shared a video from the Yeezy show on her Instagram Story, writing, “Here come the bulls—,” adding that she was “fuming” while taking in the show.
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A rep for Karefa-Johnson has not responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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“It’s the ultimate stigma,” he said. “People feel like they have the right to come to my face and call me crazy. Like it doesn’t hurt my feelings. Or like, you don’t have to be crazy in order to change the world.”
Emory specifically called outWest bringing up late fashion designer Virgil Abloh’s name in his tirade of playing the “victim campaign.”
“YOU ARE SO BROKEN. KEEP VIRGIL NAME OUT YOUR MOUTH…KEEP @gabriellak_j NAME OUT YOUR MOUTH…Your not a victim your just an insecure narcissist that’s dying for validation from the fashion world…take care,” he wrote.
source: people.com
